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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2013
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A storage module includes a first memory with blocks for storing first and second commands transmitted from a host to a storage module. The staging module determines, based on a first timer, whether the first command has been received from the host. If received, the first command is stored in a first block of the first memory. If not received, the first block is left empty. A timing module starts the first timer when the first block is left empty and starts a second timer for the first block when the first command is stored in the first block. A control module: executes the commands to transfer data between the host and a second memory based on storage of the commands; determines whether a second block is empty; if empty, waits for the second timer to expire; and if not empty, resets the first timer.