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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stanton MacDonough Keeler, Longmont, CO (US);
Margot Ann LaPanse, Superior, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, unknown;
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for improving performance in of storage device latency. In an embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a controller configured to receive a first data access command at a device including a nonvolatile solid state memory and a disc memory, and when the first data access command is directed to the nonvolatile solid state memory, store the first data access command to a first command queue for the nonvolatile solid state memory. In another embodiment, a method may comprise receiving, at a data storage device, a first data access command, storing the first data access command in a first command queue, determining whether the data access command is directed to a Flash memory or a disc memory, and storing the first data access command in a second command queue when the first data access command is directed to the Flash memory.