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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Jim Peterson, San Jose, CA (US);
Nisha Talagala, Livermore, CA (US);
Robert Wipfel, Draper, UT (US);
David Atkisson, Draper, UT (US);
Jonathan Ludwig, Lehi, UT (US);
Ann Martin, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jim Peterson, San Jose, CA (US);
Nisha Talagala, Livermore, CA (US);
Robert Wipfel, Draper, UT (US);
David Atkisson, Draper, UT (US);
Jonathan Ludwig, Lehi, UT (US);
Ann Martin, Broomfield, CO (US);
SanDisk Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing a cache. A cache interface module provides access to a plurality of virtual storage units of a solid-state storage device over a cache interface. At least one of the virtual storage units comprises a cache unit. A cache command module exchanges cache management information for the at least one cache unit with one or more cache clients over the cache interface. A cache management module manages the at least one cache unit based on the cache management information exchanged with the one or more cache clients.