System and method for increasing the efficiency and reliability of the storage of sequential data
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsIndraneel Ghosh, Aditva Sreerivas, Srinivasu Pappula, Sam Jensen, Eric Samson
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for storing data wherein pieces of data are selectively combined at times when a storage device is not able to accept requests to store data for a duration sufficient that multiple additional pieces of data have been received since the last request to store data was made and at least two of those pieces of data are able to be combined into a piece of data that is better configured for storage.
Claims27
A method for storing data comprising:
- receiving at least two pieces of data;
- and
- selectively combining said at least two pieces of data if said at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within a storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
An apparatus for minimizing data loss, comprising:
- input means configured to receive at least two pieces of data;
- and
- combining means configured to combine said at least two pieces of data if the at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within a storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
An apparatus for minimizing data loss, comprising:
- a buffer configured to receive at least two pieces of data;
- and
- a combiner configured to combine said at least two pieces of data if the at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within a storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
A computer system, comprising:
- at least one CPU;
- at least one storage device configured to accessible by the at least one CPU;
- and
- a combiner coupled to the at least one storage device and configured to receive at least two pieces of data and to selectively combine the at least two pieces of data if the at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within said at least one storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
A graphics system, comprising:
- at least one graphics controller configured to provide an image on a display;
- at least one storage device configured to be accessible by the at least one graphics controller;
- capture hardware for capturing at least one stream of data;
- a combiner coupled to the at least one storage device and configured to receive at least two pieces of data and to selectively combine said at least two pieces of data if the at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within said at least one storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
A computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, receives at least two pieces of data, and selectively combines said at least two pieces of data if said at least two pieces of data can be combined into at least one combined piece of data configured to fit within the organization of storage locations within said at least one storage device, and if there is a pending request to store one of the two pieces of data earlier received and the storage device has not answered said pending request with an indication that the storage device is ready to accept the earlier received data for storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.