Short stripe repair in memory systems

A computerized method comprising:

• grouping a plurality of sets of blocks of a set of memory components into respective block stripes;
• computing an average width across the block stripes, the average width representing an average quantity of blocks within each of the block stripes that is associated with a reliability grade that transgresses a threshold;
• determining that a first block stripe of the block stripes includes a lesser quantity of blocks, associated with reliability grades that transgress the threshold, than the average quantity of blocks;
• and
• in response to determining that the first block stripe includes the lesser quantity of blocks than the average quantity of blocks, associating one or more blocks of a second block stripe of the block stripes with the first block stripe.

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

• grouping a plurality of sets of blocks of a set of memory components into respective block stripes;
• computing an average width across the block stripes, the average width representing an average quantity of blocks within each of the block stripes that is associated with a reliability grade that transgresses a threshold;
• determining that a first block stripe of the block stripes includes a lesser quantity of blocks, associated with reliability grades that transgress the threshold, than the average quantity of blocks;
• and
• in response to determining that the first block stripe includes the lesser quantity of blocks than the average quantity of blocks, associating one or more blocks of a second block stripe of the block stripes with the first block stripe.