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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Zah Barzik, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Nikolas Ioannou, Rüschlikon, CH;
Ioannis Koltsidas, Rüschlikon, CH;
Amit Margalit, Tel Aviv, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A technique for supporting in-place updates in a data storage system includes in response to garbage collection for a logical block address (LBA) being indicated, determining whether an in-place update to the LBA is pending. In response to one or more in-place updates to the LBA being pending prior to the garbage collection for the LBA being indicated, the garbage collection for the LBA is initiated following completion of the one or more in-place updates to the LBA. In response to the one or more in-place updates to the LBA not being pending prior to the garbage collection for the LBA being indicated, the garbage collection for the LBA is completed prior to any subsequent in-place update to the LBA that occurs subsequent to initiation and prior to completion of the garbage collection for the LBA.