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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Yanhua Bi, Shanghai, CN;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for host initiated garbage collection are described. In some examples, a user accessible application or public interface of a host system may initiate a garbage collection procedure for a memory system using one or more vendor commands. For example, the host system and the memory system may support a first vendor command to check a fragmentation status or fragmentation parameter of the of the memory system. Additionally, the host system and the memory system may support a second vendor command to initiate a garbage collection procedure at the memory system, or to interrupt an ongoing garbage collection procedure. The host system and the memory system may also support a third vendor command to check the status of an initiated garbage collection procedure.