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Recovering from a non-volatile memory failure

  • US 7,516,267 B2
  • Filed: 11/03/2005
  • Issued: 04/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • storing a checkpoint of the consumption status of memory locations;

    storing a first list of entirely erased memory locations available to be used, said list excluding erased memory locations erased since the storage of said checkpoint; and

    storing a second list of entirely erased memory locations not available to be used because they were erased since the storage of said checkpoint, said first and second lists being separate lists.

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