Adapting block pool sizes in a storage system

    公开(公告)号:GB2598878B

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-03

    申请号:GB202200305

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining whether a number of blocks included in a first ready-to-use (RTU) queue is in a first range of the first RTU queue. In response to determining that the number of blocks included in the first RTU queue is in the first range, a determination is made as to whether a number of blocks included in a second RTU queue is in a second range of the second RTU queue. Moreover, in response to determining that the number of blocks included in the second RTU queue is not in the second range, valid data is relocated from one of the blocks in a first pool which corresponds to the first RTU queue. The block in the first pool is erased, and transferred from the first pool to the second RTU queue which corresponds to a second pool.

    Block mode toggling in data storage system

    公开(公告)号:GB2599061B

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-27

    申请号:GB202200312

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: maintaining a block switching metric for each block of memory in the storage system. A determination is made as to whether a first block in a first pool should be transferred to a second pool according to a block switching metric which corresponds to the first block. In response to determining that the first block in the first pool should be transferred to the second pool according to the block switching metric which corresponds to the first block, the first block is erased. The first block is then transferred from the first pool to a second RTU queue which corresponds to the second pool. A second block in the second pool is also erased and transferred from the second pool to a first RTU queue which corresponds to the first pool.

    Block mode toggling in data storage system

    公开(公告)号:GB2599061A

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-23

    申请号:GB202200312

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: maintaining a block switching metric for each block of memory in the storage system. A determination is made as to whether a first block in a first pool should be transferred to a second pool according to a block switching metric which corresponds to the first block. In response to determining that the first block in the first pool should be transferred to the second pool according to the block switching metric which corresponds to the first block, the first block is erased. The first block is then transferred from the first pool to a second RTU queue which corresponds to the second pool. A second block in the second pool is also erased and transferred from the second pool to a first RTU queue which corresponds to the first pool.

    Adapting block pool sizes in a storage system

    公开(公告)号:GB2598878A

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-16

    申请号:GB202200305

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining whether a number of blocks included in a first ready-to-use (RTU) queue is in a first range of the first RTU queue. In response to determining that the number of blocks included in the first RTU queue is in the first range, a determination is made as to whether a number of blocks included in a second RTU queue is in a second range of the second RTU queue. Moreover, in response to determining that the number of blocks included in the second RTU queue is not in the second range, valid data is relocated from one of the blocks in a first pool which corresponds to the first RTU queue. The block in the first pool is erased, and transferred from the first pool to the second RTU queue which corresponds to a second pool.

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