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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cory Lappi, Rochester, MN (US);
William Jared Walker, Rochester, MN (US);
Darin Edward Gerhart, Oronoco, MN (US);
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/1009 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/1009 (2013.01); G06F 2212/657 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes logical to physical tables that are configured to provide multiple sector support and provide for help in processing of data when a sector is mapped or unmapped. In the cases where sectors are unmapped, the present disclosure provides mechanisms to concurrently support multiple unique unmapped data patterns depending upon the specific type of unmapped sector.