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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Dennis M. O'connor, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark N. Fullerton, Austin, TX (US);
Ray Richardson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Dennis M. O'Connor, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark N. Fullerton, Austin, TX (US);
Ray Richardson, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage controller includes a command pointer register. The command pointer register points to a chain of commands in memory, and also includes a security status field to indicate a security status of the first command in the command chain. Each command in the command chain may also include a security status field that indicates the security status of the following command in the chain.