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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Weiya Xi, Singapore, SG;
Chao Jin, Singapore, SG;
Khai Leong Yong, Singapore, SG;
Sophia Tan, Singapore, SG;
Zhi Yong Ching, Singapore, SG;
Marvell International LTD., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A data storage device includes a data storage medium, a cache, and a cache control memory. The data storage medium has M data blocks. M is an integer greater than 1. The cache includes N cache blocks having N cache block addresses, respectively. N is an integer greater than 1. The cache control memory includes M memory elements corresponding to the M data blocks, respectively. The cache control memory is configured to, in response to a request to cache data of one of the M data blocks: (a) write the data from the one of the M data blocks to one of the N cache blocks; and (b) write, in the one of the M memory elements corresponding to the one of the M data blocks, one of the N cache block addresses corresponding to the one of the N cache blocks where the data is written.