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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiaoning Nie, Neubiberg, DE;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system including a data storage device coupled to and shared by first and second processing devices and controlled by a data access controller. The data access controller can receive a data access request from the first processing device to access a first number of data storage units of the data storage device. A current storage unit count represents a second number of data storage units occupied in the data storage device. The data access controller can determine an updated storage unit count based on the current storage unit count and the first number of data storage units. In response to the updated storage unit count being below an upper threshold value and above a lower threshold value, the data access controller can grant the data access request to access the first number of data storage units of the data storage device.