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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Thomas James Despins, Oronoco, MN (US);
Christopher Scott Dudley, Oronoco, MN (US);
Christopher Scott Taylor, Rochester, MN (US);
Shad Henry Thorstenson, Rochester, MN (US);
Anthony Edwin Welter, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas James Despins, Oronoco, MN (US);
Christopher Scott Dudley, Oronoco, MN (US);
Christopher Scott Taylor, Rochester, MN (US);
Shad Henry Thorstenson, Rochester, MN (US);
Anthony Edwin Welter, Rochester, MN (US);
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method, apparatus and a data storage device are provided for implementing drive list mode for read and write transfers on a recordable surface of a storage device. Drive List mode provides a queue in a linked list to chain together multiple independent transfers on a single track. The multiple drive independent transfers include at least one of sequential transfers, near-sequential transfers, and random transfers on the single track. A drive list mode transfer of multiple independent transfers on the single track is enabled in one disk revolution, and requiring a single hardware setup for the drive list mode transfer.