Write requests with partial translation units

A method comprising:

• determining, by a processing device, that a write request references a partially aligned translation unit;
• identifying a first entry in a translation map, wherein the first entry identifies a first physical block of a memory device, wherein the first physical block is mapped to the partially aligned translation unit;
• creating a second entry in the translation map, wherein the second entry identifies a second physical block of the memory device, wherein the second physical block is mapped to the partially aligned translation unit;
• linking, in the translation map, the first entry and the second entry;
• and
• writing a subset of data corresponding to the partially aligned translation unit to a first portion of the second physical block.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• determining that a write request references a partially aligned translation unit;
• identifying a first entry in a translation map, wherein the first entry identifies a first physical block of the memory device, wherein the first physical block is mapped to the partially aligned translation unit;
• creating a second entry in the translation map, wherein the second entry identifies a second physical block of the memory device, wherein the second physical block is mapped to the partially aligned translation unit;
• linking, in the translation map, the first entry and the second entry;
• and
• writing a subset of data corresponding to the partially aligned translation unit to a first portion of the second physical block.