STORAGE OPERATION INTERRUPT
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a storage element, an indicator of how often a storage operation is to be interrupted;
interrupting execution of the storage operation on the storage element one or more times based on the indicator; and
executing one or more other storage operations on the storage element while the storage operation is interrupted.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for interrupting storage operations. A frequency module is configured to determine a frequency for pausing a storage operation. An interrupt module is configured to pause execution of a storage operation according to a determined frequency. A resume module is configured to continue a paused storage operation in response to a trigger.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a storage element, an indicator of how often a storage operation is to be interrupted; interrupting execution of the storage operation on the storage element one or more times based on the indicator; and executing one or more other storage operations on the storage element while the storage operation is interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-volatile memory element comprising:
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a frequency module configured to determine a frequency for pausing a storage operation; an interrupt module configured to pause execution of the storage operation according to the determined frequency; and a resume module configured to continue the paused storage operation in response to a trigger. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a plurality of data recording elements; and a controller for the plurality of data recording elements, the controller monitoring a workload of storage requests for the data recording elements, determining a number of segments of a storage operation to execute before checking for insertable storage operations based on the monitored workload, and checking for insertable storage operations for one or more of the data recording elements based on the determined number of segments. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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