IP Library Granted Patent US 10,852,979
Granted Patent B1
US 10,852,979 · App. 16/446,193 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

System and method of utilizing a non-volatile solid state storage device

Inventors: Sumit K. Popli (Campbell, CA); Ryan G. Mason (San Jose, CA); Suruchi Dubey (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06F3/0646G06F3/0679G06F12/0246
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Patent No.
US 10,852,979
App. No.
16/446,193
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

In one or more embodiments, one or more system, methods, and/or processes may receive first data associated with a first write operation; may determine if a first amount of data that has been written to a non-volatile solid state storage device (NVSSSD) within a first amount of time has reached or exceeded a first threshold amount; if the first amount of data that has been written to the NVSSSD within the first amount of time has not reached or exceeded the first threshold amount: may store the first data to the NVSSSD and may increment a counter by an amount of the first data; and if the first amount of data that has been written to the NVSSSD within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, may store the first data to an overlay of a volatile memory medium.

Claims (94)

1. An information handling system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory medium, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the information handling system to:

receive first data associated with a first write operation;

determine if a first amount of data that has been written to a non-volatile solid state storage device within a first amount of time has reached or exceeded a first threshold amount;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has not reached or exceeded the first threshold amount:

store the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

increment a counter by an amount of the first data;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, store the first data to an overlay of a volatile memory medium;

after the first amount of time:

receive second data associated with a second write operation;

determine that the counter is less than the first threshold amount;

determine a difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

configure a second threshold amount with a sum of the first threshold amount and the difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

reset the counter;

determine if a second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within a second amount of time has reached or exceeded the second threshold amount;

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has not reached or exceeded the second threshold amount:

store the second data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

increment the counter by an amount of the second data; and

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, store the second data to the overlay of the volatile memory medium.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 ,

wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

after receiving the first data, store the first data to a buffer; and

wherein, to store the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device, the instructions further cause the information handling system to transfer the first data from the buffer to the non-volatile solid state storage device.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, provide information that indicates that the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first amount of time is twenty-four hours.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the non-volatile solid state storage device includes one or more of an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), a solid state drive (SSD), and flash memory.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

determine that the overlay is at a capacity of the overlay; and

in response to determining that the overlay is at the capacity of the overlay, perform a reboot process of the information handling system.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 ,

wherein the first write operation is configured to modify a file stored by the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

wherein, after storing the first data to the overlay, the overlay stores changes made to the file based at least on the first data.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving first data associated with a first write operation;

determining if a first amount of data that has been written to a non-volatile solid state storage device within a first amount of time has reached or exceeded a first threshold amount;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has not reached or exceeded the first threshold amount:

storing the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

incrementing a counter by an amount of the first data;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, storing the first data to an overlay of a volatile memory medium;

after the first amount of time:

receiving second data associated with a second write operation;

determining that the counter is less than the first threshold amount;

determining a difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

configuring a second threshold amount with a sum of the first threshold amount and the difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

resetting the counter;

determining if a second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within a second amount of time has reached or exceeded the second threshold amount;

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has not reached or exceeded the second threshold amount:

storing the second data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

incrementing the counter by an amount of the second data; and

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, storing the second data to the overlay of the volatile memory medium.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

after the receiving the first data, storing the first data to a buffer;

wherein the storing the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device includes transferring the first data from the buffer to the non-volatile solid state storage device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, providing information that indicates that the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first amount of time is twenty-four hours.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the non-volatile solid state storage device includes one or more of an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), a solid state drive (SSD), and flash memory.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that the overlay is at a capacity of the overlay; and

in response to the determining that the overlay is at the capacity of the overlay, performing a reboot process.

14. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein the first write operation is configured to modify a file stored by the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

wherein, after the storing the first data to the overlay, the overlay stores changes made to the file based at least on the first data.

15. A computer-readable non-transitory memory medium that includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an information handling system, cause the information handling system to:

receive first data associated with a first write operation;

determine if a first amount of data that has been written to a non-volatile solid state storage device within a first amount of time has reached or exceeded a first threshold amount;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has not reached or exceeded the first threshold amount:

store the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

increment a counter by an amount of the first data;

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, store the first data to an overlay of a volatile memory medium;

after the first amount of time:

receive second data associated with a second write operation;

determine that the counter is less than the first threshold amount;

determine a difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

configure a second threshold amount with a sum of the first threshold amount and the difference amount between the first threshold amount and the counter;

reset the counter;

determine if a second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within a second amount of time has reached or exceeded the second threshold amount;

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has not reached or exceeded the second threshold amount:

store the second data to the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

increment the counter by an amount of the second data; and

if the second amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the second amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, store the second data to the overlay of the volatile memory medium.

16. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

after receiving the first data, store the first data to a buffer; and

wherein, to store the first data to the non-volatile solid state storage device, the instructions further cause the information handling system to transfer the first data from the buffer to the non-volatile solid state storage device.

17. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

if the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount, provide information that indicates that the first amount of data that has been written to the non-volatile solid state storage device within the first amount of time has reached or exceeded the first threshold amount.

18. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the first amount of time is twenty-four hours.

19. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the non-volatile solid state storage device includes one or more of an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), a solid state drive (SSD), and flash memory.

20. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the first write operation is configured to modify a file stored by the non-volatile solid state storage device; and

wherein, after storing the first data to the overlay, the overlay stores changes made to the file based at least on the first data.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053311/0169) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (050724/0571) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060436/0088 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 050406 FRAME 421 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058213/0825 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053311/0169 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050724/0571 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 17, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 050406/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2019
From: POPLI, SUMIT K.; MASON, RYAN G.; DUBEY, SURUCHI
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 049523/0955 →