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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Gabriel J. Lawson, Monument, CO (US);

Mark A. Gaertner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);

Kenneth H. Bates, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Inventors:

Gabriel J. Lawson, Monument, CO (US);

Mark A. Gaertner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);

Kenneth H. Bates, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A data storage system is provided with command queue controller circuitry for positionally pushing pending access commands from a command queue to a selected target zone of a storage space. A method is provided for dividing a storage space into a plurality of LBA zones, selecting a target zone in relation to a number of pending access commands for each of the plurality of LBA zones, and pushing access commands to the target zone.


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