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High performance system for selective merging of dataframe segments

  • US 9,760,304 B2
  • Filed: 01/05/2016
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of merging logical pages of data, the method comprising:

  • receiving a command comprising a starting logical block address, a value indicating a range of logical block addresses, and a write mask;

    receiving a first plurality of logical blocks associated with the command;

    dividing the write mask into portions corresponding to a number of logical blocks comprising a logical page;

    obtaining a portion of the write mask corresponding to a current logical page;

    constructing a first logical page based on the corresponding portion of the write mask using the first plurality of logical blocks; and

    retrieving from a storage medium a second logical page comprising a second plurality of logical blocks;

    generating a merged output logical page by merging logical blocks of the second logical page with logical blocks of the first logical page based on a corresponding logical page portion of the write mask beginning from the starting logical block address.

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