Multi-memory device system and method for managing a lifetime thereof
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying at least one aspect associated with a lifetime of each of a plurality of memory device portions of at least one memory device;
determining by a controller coupled to a host processor and to the at least one memory device that the aspect associated with the lifetime of a first one of the memory device portions storing a first set of data exceeds that of the aspect associated with the lifetime of a second one of the memory device portions; and
in response to the determining, moving the first set of data from the first memory device portion to the second memory device portion;
wherein the first memory device portion and the second memory device portion are portions of a same one of the at least one memory device.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying at least one aspect associated with a lifetime of each of a plurality of memory devices. Further, data is moved between the plurality of memory devices, based on the at least one aspect.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying at least one aspect associated with a lifetime of each of a plurality of memory device portions of at least one memory device; determining by a controller coupled to a host processor and to the at least one memory device that the aspect associated with the lifetime of a first one of the memory device portions storing a first set of data exceeds that of the aspect associated with the lifetime of a second one of the memory device portions; and in response to the determining, moving the first set of data from the first memory device portion to the second memory device portion; wherein the first memory device portion and the second memory device portion are portions of a same one of the at least one memory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a controller enabled to identify at least one aspect associated with a lifetime of each of a plurality of memory device portions of at least one memory device, enabled to determine that the aspect associated with the lifetime of a first one of the memory device portions storing a first set of data exceeds that of the aspect associated with the lifetime of a second one of the memory device portions, and enabled to, in response to the determination whether the aspect associated with the lifetime of a first one of the memory device portions storing a first set of data exceeds that of the aspect associated with the lifetime of a second one of the memory device portions, move the first set of data from the first memory device portion to the second memory device portion; wherein the first memory device portion and the second memory device portion are portions of a same one of the at least one memory device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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