Prioritization of background media management operations in memory systems

A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a controller managing a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells, cause the controller to perform operations, comprising:

• identifying a plurality of address ranges referencing respective sets of memory cells of the memory array, wherein each address range is associated with a respective memory access operation counter reflecting a number of memory access operations that have been performed with respect to a corresponding set of memory cells;
• identifying, among the plurality of address ranges, an address range associated with a maximum value of a corresponding memory access operation counter;
• and
• causing a media management operation to be performed with respect to a set of memory cells referenced by the identified address range.

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by a controller managing a memory array, a plurality of address ranges referencing respective sets of memory cells of the memory array, wherein each address range is associated with a respective memory access operation counter reflecting a number of memory access operations that have been performed with respect to a corresponding set of memory cells;
• identifying, among the plurality of address ranges, an address range associated with a maximum value of a corresponding memory access operation counter;
• and
• causing a media management operation to be performed with respect to a set of memory cells referenced by the identified address range.