Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage array supporting multi-thread access
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Application No.: US16817851Application Date: 2020-03-13
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Publication No.: US11079970B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Don Doerner , Marc A. Smith , Matthew C. Dewey
- Applicant: Quantum Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Quantum Corporation
- Current Assignee: Quantum Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F11/10 ; H03M13/29 ; H03M13/15 ; G06F9/48

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for supporting multiple concurrent thread access to a storage array. In one example, a storage array includes a plurality of storage devices each divided into at least N subdivisions. A volume includes a set of subdivisions including a subdivision in each of M different storage devices. Memory management circuitry receives first data and second data for storing in the storage array and selects a first volume for storing the first data and a second volume for storing the second data. The second volume includes a different set of subdivisions than the first volume. The processor uses a first set of processor threads to process and store the first data in the first volume and uses a second set of processor threads to, concurrent with the processing and storing of the first data, process and store the second data in the second volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200333983A1 STORAGE ARRAY SUPPORTING MULTI-THREAD ACCESS Public/Granted day:2020-10-22
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