Data storage in a mobile device with embedded mass storage device

A method of storing data in a mobile device that includes a processing device, a random access memory coupled to the processing device, and an embedded mass storage device coupled to the processing device, the method comprising:

• transferring, by the processing device, data to be stored in the embedded mass storage device to a controller of the embedded mass storage device;
• managing, by the controller, storage of the data in a non-volatile flash memory of the embedded mass storage device;
• accessing, by the controller, the random access memory via an interface between the controller and the processing device;
• and
• translating, by the processing device, memory accesses, via the interface between the controller and the processing device, to memory accesses via an interface between the processing device and the random access memory.

A mobile device comprising:

• a first interface provided between a processing device and a random access memory,
• the first interface supporting access of the processing device to the random access memory;
• a second interface provided between a controller and a non-volatile flash memory of an embedded mass storage device,
• the second interface supporting access of the controller to the non-volatile flash memory;
• and
• a third interface provided between the controller and the processing device,
• the third interface supporting access of the controller to the random access memory, and
• the processing device being to translate memory accesses via the third interface to memory accesses via the first interface.