Storage apparatus and data control method for generating and storing format data and guarantee codes

A storage apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of flash memory modules, each of the plurality of flash memory modules includes a memory controller and a plurality of flash memory chips including a plurality of physical pages, each page of the plurality of physical pages is a unit for writing/reading data;
• and
• a storage controller configured to send a format request to at least one of the plurality of flash memory modules;
• wherein the memory controller is configured to;
• generate a plurality of guarantee codes, each of the plurality of guarantee codes is associated with one of a plurality of format data according to the format request, and
• store a representative format data of the plurality of format data and the plurality of guarantee codes into one physical page of the plurality of physical pages.

A method for a storage apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of flash memory modules, each of the plurality of flash memory modules including a memory controller and a plurality of flash memory chips including a plurality of physical pages, each page of the plurality of physical pages is a unit for writing/reading data;
• and
• configuring a storage controller to send a format request to at least one of the plurality of flash memory modules so that a plurality of format data and a plurality of guarantee codes is to be stored into the at least one of the plurality of flash memory modules, each of the plurality of guarantee codes is associated with one of the plurality of format data;
• configuring the memory controller for;
• receiving the format request,
• generating the plurality of guarantee codes according to the format request, and
• storing a compressed format data of the plurality of format data and the plurality of guarantee codes into one physical page of the plurality of physical pages.

A method for a storage apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of flash memory modules, each of the plurality of flash memory modules including a memory controller and a plurality of flash memory chips including a plurality of physical pages, each page of the plurality of physical pages is a unit for writing/reading data;
• and
• configuring a storage controller to send a format request to at least one of the plurality of flash memory modules;
• configuring the memory controller for;
• generating a plurality of guarantee codes, each of the plurality of guarantee codes is associated with one of a plurality of format data according to the format request, and
• storing a representative format data of the plurality of format data and the plurality of guarantee codes into one physical page of the plurality of physical pages.

A flash memory module of a storage apparatus, the flash memory module comprising:

• a memory controller and a plurality of flash memory chips including a plurality of physical pages, each page of the plurality of physical pages is a unit for writing/reading data;
• wherein the memory controller is configured to;
• receive a format request,
• generate a plurality of guarantee codes according to the format request, and
• store a compressed format data of a plurality of format data and a plurality of guarantee codes into one physical page of the plurality of physical pages.

A flash memory module of a storage apparatus, the flash memory module comprising:

• a memory controller and a plurality of flash memory chips including a plurality of physical pages, each page of the plurality of physical pages is a unit for writing/reading data;
• wherein the memory controller is configured to;
• generate a plurality of guarantee codes, each of the plurality of guarantee codes is associated with one of a plurality of format data according to a format request from a storage controller, and
• store a representative format data of the plurality of format data and the plurality of guarantee codes into one physical page of the plurality of physical pages.