Techniques for partial writes

A method performed by a memory device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a host device, a write command for a first data set provided by the host device;
• storing, based at least in part on the write command, the first data set in a buffer coupled with a volatile memory, the volatile memory configured to operate as a cache for a non-volatile memory;
• and
• communicating, from the buffer to the volatile memory based at least in part on the write command, a set of data comprising the first data set and a second data set, the set of data based at least in part on the first data set and the second data set being associated with adjacent addresses for the volatile memory and on the first data set and the second data set each having a smaller size than a threshold size associated with the volatile memory.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a non-volatile memory;
• a volatile memory configured to operate as cache for the non-volatile memory;
• a buffer coupled with the volatile memory;
• and
• an interface controller coupled with the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory, the interface controller operable to cause the apparatus to:
• store, based at least in part on a received write command, a first data set in the buffer;
• determine whether a size of the first data set is smaller than a threshold size for accessing the volatile memory;
• and
• communicate, from the buffer to the volatile memory based at least in part on the write command and the size of the first data set being smaller than the threshold size, a set of data comprising the first data set and a second data set with a size smaller than the threshold size, the set of data having at least the threshold size.