Cross point array memory in a non-volatile dual in-line memory module

1. A method comprising:

determining a subset of a plurality of blocks from a volatile memory device of a memory sub-system;

retrieving the subset of the plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device;

writing the subset of the plurality of blocks to a non-volatile cross point array memory device of the memory sub-system using a first type of write operation;

receiving an indication of a power loss in the memory sub-system; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the power loss, writing a remainder of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a second type of write operation, wherein the second type of write operation comprises a pre-scan write operation based on a comparison of data stored at the remainder of the plurality of blocks and data stored at other blocks stored at the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks on which data was stored earlier than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks that are less frequently accessed than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first type of write operation comprises a force write operation that writes each block of the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

writing the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device as a background process.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-scan write operation comprises:

determining one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device where the data stored in the volatile memory device is to be written;

compare data from each block in the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device with data from a corresponding block of the data retrieved from the volatile memory device;

determine a subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device having data different from data of a corresponding block of the volatile memory device; and

write, to the subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device, data of a corresponding block stored in the volatile memory device.

7. A system comprising:

a volatile memory device;

a non-volatile cross point array memory device; and

a processing device, operatively coupled with the volatile memory device and the non-volatile cross point array memory device, to perform operations comprising:

determining a subset of a plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device;

retrieving the subset of the plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device;

writing the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a first type of write operation;

receiving an indication of a power loss in the system; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the power loss, writing a remainder of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a second type of write operation, wherein the second type of write operation comprises a pre-scan write operation based on a comparison of data stored at the remainder of the plurality of blocks and data stored at other blocks stored at the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks on which data was stored earlier than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks that are less frequently accessed than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first type of write operation comprises a force write operation that writes each block of the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing device to perform operations further comprising:

writing the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device as a background process.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the pre-scan write operation comprises:

determining one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device where the data stored in the volatile memory device is to be written;

compare data from each block in the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device with data from a corresponding block of the data retrieved from the volatile memory device;

determine a subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device having data different from data of a corresponding block of the volatile memory device; and

write, to the subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device, data of a corresponding block stored in the volatile memory device.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

determining a subset of a plurality of blocks from a volatile memory device of a memory sub-system;

retrieving the subset of the plurality of blocks from the volatile memory device;

writing the subset of the plurality of blocks to a non-volatile cross point array memory device of the memory sub-system using a first type of write operation;

receiving an indication of a power loss in the memory sub-system; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the power loss, writing a remainder of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device using a second type of write operation, wherein the second type of write operation comprises a pre-scan write operation based on a comparison of data stored at the remainder of the plurality of blocks and data stored at other blocks stored at the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks on which data was stored earlier than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the subset of the plurality of blocks comprises one or more blocks that are less frequently accessed than the remainder of the plurality of blocks.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the first type of write operation comprises a force write operation that writes each block of the subset of the plurality of blocks to the non-volatile cross point array memory device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13 ,

wherein the pre-scan write operation comprises:

determining one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device where the data stored in the volatile memory device is to be written;

compare data from each block in the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device with data from a corresponding block of the data retrieved from the volatile memory device;

determine a subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device having data different from data of a corresponding block of the volatile memory device; and

write, to the subset of the one or more blocks of the non-volatile cross point array memory device, data of a corresponding block stored in the volatile memory device.