ACCELERATING ACCESS TO MEMORY BANKS IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM

A first master receives a first virtual address in a virtual memory, the first virtual address in the virtual memory corresponding, according to a mapping function, to a first physical address of a first physical memory bank which is to be accessed by the first master. The first master accesses the first physical address to perform a first memory operation in the first memory bank. A second master receives a second virtual address in a virtual memory, the second virtual address in the virtual memory corresponding, according to the mapping function, to a second physical address of a second physical memory bank which is to be accessed by the second master. Concurrently with access by the first master to the first physical address, the second master accesses the second physical address to perform a second memory operation in the second physical memory bank.