Methods and apparatus to schedule memory operations

A method comprising:

• receiving a first request to store write data in a flash memory;
• transmitting the write data to the flash memory for storing in the flash memory;
• receiving, before the storing of the write data is complete, a second request to transfer an execute in place (XIP) read operation to the flash memory;
• determining whether to preempt the storing of the write data;
• and
• transmitting, in response to a determination to preempt the storing of the write data, the XIP read operation to the flash memory;
• and
• receiving an amount of data from the flash memory, the amount of data based on the XIP read operation.

A device comprising:

• request aggregator circuitry configured to:
• receive a first request from a compute core, the first request to store write data in a flash memory;
• receive a second request from the compute core, the second request received after the first request, the second request to transfer an execute in place (XIP) read operation to the flash memory;
• and
• scheduler circuitry configured to;
• transmit the write data to the flash memory for storing in the flash memory;
• determine, in response to the request aggregator circuitry receiving the second request, whether to preempt the storing of the write data;
• and
• transmit, in response to a determination to preempt the storing of the write data, the XIP read operation to the flash memory.