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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Ashish Batwara, Fremont, CA (US);
James G. Peterson, San Jose, CA (US);
Nisha Talagala, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Zappe, Arvada, CO (US);
Ashish Batwara, Fremont, CA (US);
James G. Peterson, San Jose, CA (US);
Nisha Talagala, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Zappe, Arvada, CO (US);
Fusion-io, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for storing data packets in two different logical erase blocks pursuant to an atomic storage request is disclosed. Each data packet stored in response to the atomic storage request comprises persistent metadata indicating that the data packet pertains to an atomic storage request. In addition, a method and apparatus for restart recovery is disclosed. A data packet preceding an append point is identified as satisfying a failed atomic write criteria, indicating that the data packet pertains to a failed atomic storage request. One or more data packets associated with the failed atomic storage request are identified and excluded from an index of a non-volatile storage media.