Hybrid drive balancing execution times for non-volatile semiconductor memory and disk

Hybrid drive balancing execution times for non-volatile semiconductor memory and disk

A hybrid drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM). A first execution time needed to execute commands in a NVSM command queue is estimated, and a second execution time needed to execute commands in a disk command queue is estimated. An...

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Hauptverfasser: MEYER ALAN T, BOYLE WILLIAM B, SYU MEI-MAN L, FALLONE ROBERT M, WILKINS VIRGIL V
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A hybrid drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM). A first execution time needed to execute commands in a NVSM command queue is estimated, and a second execution time needed to execute commands in a disk command queue is estimated. An access command is inserted into a selected one of the NVSM command queue and the disk command queue in response to the first and second execution times, and one of the first and second execution times is updated in response to an estimated execution time of the access command.