SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANALYZING MONITOR DATA INFORMATION FROM A PLURALITY OF MEMORY DEVICES HAVING FINITE ENDURANCE AND/OR RETENTION
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1. A method, comprising:
- gathering monitor data information from a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count;
analyzing the monitor data information; and
taking an action relating to at least one of the devices based on the analyzing.
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Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes gathering monitor data information from a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count; analyzing the monitor data information; and taking an action relating to at least one of the devices based on the analyzing. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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gathering monitor data information from a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count; analyzing the monitor data information; and taking an action relating to at least one of the devices based on the analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product, comprising;
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code configured to gather monitor data information from a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count; computer usable program code configured to analyze the monitor data information; and computer usable program code configured to take an action relating to at least one of the devices based on the analyzing.
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15. A method, comprising:
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gathering monitor data information from a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count; analyzing the monitor data information; and setting a behavioral target for at least one of the devices based on the analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of memory devices having finite endurance and/or retention, each of the memory devices having; a plurality of memory blocks, at least one of the blocks having monitor data written therein, wherein the at least one block has been written to a plurality of times prior to writing the monitor data; and circuitry for addressing the blocks; a processor in communication with the memory devices; and a clock, the processor being in communication with the clock. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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