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Patent No.:

US 10387328 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2017

Systems and methods for identifying storage resources that are not in use

Applicant:

Fio Semiconductor Technologies, Llc, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

David Flynn, Sandy, UT (US);

Jonathan Thatcher, Liberty Lake, WA (US);

Michael Zappe, Arvada, CO (US);

Assignee:

FIO Semiconductor Technologies, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorneys:

Spencer C. Patterson

Grable Martin Fulton PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Edward J Dudek, Jr

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/121 (2016.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 9/52 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 12/0804 (2016.01); G06F 12/0868 (2016.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01); G06F 12/123 (2016.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/121 (2013.01); G06F 1/183 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/0608 (2013.01); G06F 3/0613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0643 (2013.01); G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0656 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01); G06F 3/0685 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 9/52 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2013.01); G06F 11/108 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0804 (2013.01); G06F 12/0868 (2013.01); G06F 12/12 (2013.01); G06F 12/123 (2013.01); G06F 13/28 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/426 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H05K 7/1444 (2013.01); H05K 7/1487 (2013.01); G06F 2211/002 (2013.01); G06F 2211/103 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01); G06F 2212/2022 (2013.01); G06F 2212/222 (2013.01); G06F 2212/70 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7205 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); Y02D 10/13 (2018.01); Y02D 10/14 (2018.01); Y02D 10/151 (2018.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing a non-volatile storage medium. A storage controller receives a message that identifies data that no longer needs to be retained on the non-volatile storage medium. The data may be identified using a logical identifier. The message may comprise a hint, directive, or other indication that the data has been erased and/or deleted. In response to the message, the storage controller records an indication that the contents of a physical storage location and/or physical address associated with the logical identifier do not need to be preserved on the non-volatile storage medium.

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