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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Edward Moon, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/08 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0871 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage system may be configured at least with a primary memory that is coupled to a host via a controller and coupled to at least one external interface. The controller may be adapted to passively partition a secondary memory into cache and user memory space regions in response to the secondary memory engaging the at least one external interface and the cache region can be allocated as cache for the primary memory by the controller.