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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Vinay Ashok Somanache, Pune-Maharashtra, IN;
Michael S. Hicken, Rochester, MN (US);
Pamela S. Hempstead, Oronoco, MN (US);
Timothy W. Swatosh, Rochester, MN (US);
Jackson L. Ellis, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Martin S. Dell, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Vinay Ashok Somanache, Pune-Maharashtra, IN;
Michael S. Hicken, Rochester, MN (US);
Pamela S. Hempstead, Oronoco, MN (US);
Timothy W. Swatosh, Rochester, MN (US);
Jackson L. Ellis, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Martin S. Dell, Bethlehem, PA (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for handling meta data stored in a page of a flash memory within a flash media controller. The method generally includes (i) defining the meta data on a per context basis, where the context is defined on a per page basis, (ii) when a size of the meta data is less than or equal to a predefined threshold, storing the complete meta data within a structure of the context, and (iii) when the size of the meta data is greater than the predefined threshold, defining meta data pointers within the context.