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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Eiji Yoshihashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokuni Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Yonezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0804 (2013.01); G06F 12/0866 (2013.01); G06F 2212/214 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the embodiments, a first storage area and a second storage area specified by a trim request is managed by a first management unit, and the second storage area specified by the trim request is managed by a second management unit. A block in which data of the first management unit are all specified by the trim request from the first or second storage areas and a block in which data of the second management unit are all specified by the trim request from the second storage area are released.