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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Thomas R. Forrer, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Abel Enrique Zuzuarregui, Paige, TX (US);
Thomas R. Forrer, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Jason Eric Moore, Austin, TX (US);
Abel Enrique Zuzuarregui, Paige, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for permitting access to a data storage device while the device is being formatted. A format command is received within the device from the host. A command complete response is then transmitted to the host before the device has completed being formatted. The host waits for the command complete response before the host transmits any read or write command to the device. Read and write commands that are transmitted to the device from the host are executed while the device is still being formatted.