Reducing bit error rate in memory devices

Abstract

An example method comprises: identifying, by a processing device, among a plurality of wordlines of a memory device, a first subset of ordinary wordlines and a second subset of mandatory wordlines, wherein a mandatory wordline of the second subset exhibits a first value of a data state metric that exceeds a second value of the data state metric exhibited by an ordinary wordline of the first subset; performing a media scan operation with respect to a plurality of memory pages addressable by the mandatory wordline, wherein each page of the plurality of memory pages is contained by a respective management unit; and responsive to determining that a value of the data state metric of a memory page of the plurality of memory pages addressable by the mandatory wordline satisfies a specified condition, performing a media management operation with respect to a management unit containing the memory page.