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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Dinesh Kumar Agarwal, Bangalore, IN;
Amit Sharma, Bengaluru, IN;
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A data storage device and method for host-assisted efficient handling of multiple versions of data are provided. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, from a host, identification of different versions of data that are to deleted together, store the different versions of the data in areas of the memory that are erasable in parallel; receive, from the host, a command to erase the different versions of the data; and erase the different versions of the data in parallel. Other embodiments are provided.