Granted Patent B1

US 9,058,280 · App. 13/105,800 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Abstract

Claims (102)

1. A hybrid drive comprising:

a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks;

a head actuated over the disk;

a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM); and

control circuitry programmed to:

receive an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seek the head to the target data track and update an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seek;

compare the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrate the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison;

adjust the accumulated access time by a first value for read commands; and

adjust the accumulated access time by a second value for write commands;

wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

2. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first value increases the accumulated access time and the second value decreases the accumulated access time.

3. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein when the access command comprises a read command, the control circuitry is further programmed to:

execute the read command by reading data from the target data track; and

migrate the target LBA to the NVSM by writing the data to the NVSM.

4. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to:

map a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

adjust the accumulated access time in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

5. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to:

map a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

bias the comparison in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

6. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to:

map a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track;

define a plurality of PBA ranges, wherein each PBA range spans a plurality of consecutive PBAs;

maintain an accumulated access time for each PBA range; and

when the accumulated access time of a first PBA range exceeds the first threshold, migrate the LBAs mapped to the PBAs of the first PBA range to the NVSM.

7. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to:

generate an access time for the target LBA of the access command;

when the access time is greater than a second threshold, adjust the accumulated access time by a first value; and

when the access time is less than the second threshold, adjust the accumulated access time by a second value;

wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

8. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first value increases the accumulated access time and the second value decreases the accumulated access time.

9. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to bias the comparison in response to a life remaining of the NVSM decreasing.

10. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to bias the comparison in response to a workload of disk access commands.

11. The hybrid drive as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further programmed to bias the comparison in response to an access frequency of the target LBA.

12. A method of operating a hybrid drive comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM), the method comprising:

receiving an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seeking the head to the target data track and updating an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seeking;

comparing the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrating the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison;

adjusting the accumulated access time by a first value for read commands; and

adjusting the accumulated access time by a second value for write commands;

wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the first value increases the accumulated access time and the second value decreases the accumulated access time.

14. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein when the access command comprises a read command, further comprising:

executing the read command by reading data from the target data track; and

migrating the target LBA to the NVSM by writing the data to the NVSM.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

mapping a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

adjusting the accumulated access time in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

mapping a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

biasing the comparison in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

mapping a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track;

defining a plurality of PBA ranges, wherein each PBA range spans a plurality of consecutive PBAs;

maintaining an accumulated access time for each PBA range; and

when the accumulated access time of a first PBA range exceeds the first threshold, migrating the LBAs mapped to the PBAs of the first PBA range to the NVSM.

18. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

generating an access time for the target LBA of the access command;

when the access time is greater than a second threshold, adjusting the accumulated access time by a first value; and

when the access time is less than the second threshold, adjusting the accumulated access time by a second value;

wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the first value increases the accumulated access time and the second value decreases the accumulated access time.

20. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising biasing the comparison in response to a life remaining of the NVSM decreasing.

21. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising biasing the comparison in response to a workload of disk access commands.

22. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising biasing the comparison in response to an access frequency of the target LBA.

23. A hybrid drive comprising:

a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks;

a head actuated over the disk;

a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM); and

control circuitry programmed to:

receive an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seek the head to the target data track and update an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seek;

compare the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrate the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison;

map a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

adjust the accumulated access time in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

24. A hybrid drive comprising:

a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks;

a head actuated over the disk;

a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM); and

control circuitry programmed to:

receive an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seek the head to the target data track and update an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seek;

compare the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrate the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison; and

bias the comparison in response to a workload of disk access commands.

25. A method of operating a hybrid drive comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM), the method comprising:

receiving an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seeking the head to the target data track and updating an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seeking;

comparing the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrating the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison;

mapping a plurality of LBAs of the access command to corresponding physical block addresses (PBAs) representing data sectors in the target data track; and

adjusting the accumulated access time in response to a number of consecutive PBAs.

26. A method of operating a hybrid drive comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM), the method comprising:

receiving an access command from a host, the access command identifying at least one target logical block address (LBA);

when the target LBA is mapped to a target data track on the disk, seeking the head to the target data track and updating an accumulated access time for the target LBA based at least in part on a latency of the seeking;

comparing the accumulated access time to a first threshold;

migrating the target LBA to the NVSM in response to the comparison; and

biasing the comparison in response to a workload of disk access commands.

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