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GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR FAILURE PREDICTION AND REPARTITIONING

  • US 20100262766A1
  • Filed: 04/07/2010
  • Published: 10/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of formatting a data storage device, wherein the device includes a plurality of flash memory chips, the method comprising:

  • monitoring a failure rate of memory blocks of one or more flash memory chips of a storage device, wherein the storage device has a first usable size for user space applications;

    estimating a future usable size of the data storage device based on the monitored failure rate; and

    defining, via a host coupled to the data storage device, a second usable size of the data storage device for user space applications based on the monitored failure rate.

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