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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abhijit K Rao, Bengaluru, IN;
Avinash Sharma, Jharkhand, IN;
Bala Siva Kumar Narala, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Kartheshwar Shanmuga Sundaram, Nadu, IN;
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A storage system and method for improving utilization of a communication channel between a host and the storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that is performed in a storage system in communication with a host via a communication channel. The method comprises determining utilization of the communication channel; and selecting a command for execution from a queue based at least in part on the determined utilization of the communication channel. The command can be selected also based on at least one other factor and based on a weighted priority-based function. Other embodiments are provided.