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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2014
Applicant:

Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;

Inventors:

Wei Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);

Chee Hoe Chu, San Jose, CA (US);

Po-Chien Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Assignee:

MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD., St. Michael, BB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30218 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0813 (2013.01); G06F 12/0866 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flash memory file system including a plurality of flash modules. Each of the plurality of flash modules includes a respective cache memory, a respective flash memory, and a respective flash controller in communication with the respective cache memory and the respective flash memory. A first flash module of the plurality of flash modules is configured to receive a file lookup message including a path name for file data stored on a second flash module of the plurality of flash modules. A third flash module of the plurality of flash modules is configured to select the second flash module based on the path name and a directory table, and generate a file metadata message responsive to the file lookup message. The file metadata message identifies the second flash module as containing the file data.


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