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Granted Patent B2
US 11,971,772 · App. 17/463,100 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Unified sequencer concurrency controller for a memory sub-system

Inventors: Fangfang Zhu (San Jose, CA); Jiangli Zhu (San Jose, CA); Ying Y. Tai (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
G06F1/3275G06F1/3206G06F1/3278G06F1/329
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Patent No.
US 11,971,772
App. No.
17/463,100
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An input/output (I/O) command referencing a memory device is identified. A power limit of the memory device is determined. A power level associated with executing the I/O command is estimated. Responsive to determining that the power level satisfies the power limit, the I/O command is executed.

Claims (67)

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of memory devices; and

a processing device, operatively coupled with the plurality of memory devices, to perform operations comprising:

identifying an input/output (I/O) command referencing a memory device of the plurality of memory devices;

identifying a temperature value associated with the memory device;

selecting, based on the identified temperature value associated with the memory device, a power consumption limit of a plurality of predefined power consumption limits for the memory device, wherein each of the plurality of predefined power consumption limits is associated with a corresponding temperature value range;

identifying a plurality of predetermined weight values corresponding to a power level associated with a corresponding command type, wherein the plurality of predetermined weight values comprises a read command weight value, a write command weight value, a force write command weight value, and a refresh command weight value;

estimating a power level associated with executing the I/O command by adding a predetermined weight value corresponding to the power level associated with executing the corresponding command type of the I/O command to a current power usage level of the memory device; and

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the I/O command.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the I/O command is one of a write command, a read command, a force write command, or a refresh command.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein selecting the power consumption limit comprises:

detecting the temperature value associated with the memory device; and

setting the power consumption limit according to the temperature value.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein estimating the power level associated with executing the I/O command comprises:

determining the current power usage level of the memory device; and

adding a power usage level associated with executing the I/O command to the current power usage level of the memory device.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein determining the current power usage level of the memory device further comprises:

identifying a first number of partitions of the memory device executing read commands, a second number of partitions of the memory device executing write commands, a third number of partitions of the memory device executing force write commands, and a fourth number of partitions of the memory device executing refresh commands; and

determining the current power usage level by adding a base power usage level of the memory device to the first number of partitions weighted by a read command power usage level value, the second number of partitions weighted by a write command power usage level value, the third number of partitions weighted by a force write command power usage level value, and the fourth number of partitions weighted by a refresh command power usage level value.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the base power usage level of the memory device, the read command power usage level value, the write command power usage level value, the force write command power usage level value, and the refresh command power usage level value are predefined values based on the memory device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the I/O command is retrieved from a queue of I/O commands, and wherein the operations further comprise:

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command does not satisfy the power consumption limit, identifying a second I/O command from the queue of I/O commands;

estimating a second power level associated with executing the second I/O command; and

responsive to determining that the second power level satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the second I/O command.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

identifying an input/output (I/O) command referencing a memory device of a plurality of memory device;

identifying a temperature value associated with the memory device;

selecting, based on the identified temperature associated with the memory device, a power consumption limit of a plurality of predefined power consumption limits for the memory device, wherein each of the plurality of predefined power consumption limits is associated with a corresponding temperature value range;

identifying a plurality of predetermined weight values corresponding to a power level associated with executing a corresponding command type, wherein the plurality of predetermined weight values comprises a read command weight value, a write command weight value, a force write command weight value, and a refresh command weight value;

estimating a power level associated with executing the I/O command by adding a predetermined weight value corresponding to the power level associated with executing the corresponding command type of the I/O command to a current power usage level of the memory device; and

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the I/O command.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the I/O command is one of a write command, a read command, a force write command, or a refresh command.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein selecting the power consumption limit comprises:

detecting the temperature value associated with the memory device; and

setting the power consumption limit according to the temperature value.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein estimating the power level associated with executing the I/O command comprises:

determining the current power usage level of the memory device; and

adding a power usage level associated with executing the I/O command to the current power usage level of the memory device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein determining the current power usage level of the memory device further comprises:

identifying a first number of partitions of the memory device executing read commands, a second number of partitions of the memory device executing write commands, a third number of partitions of the memory device executing force write commands, and a fourth number of partitions of the memory device executing refresh commands; and

determining the current power usage level by adding a base power usage level of the memory device to the first number of partitions weighted by a read command power usage level value, the second number of partitions weighted by a write command power usage level value, the third number of partitions weighted by a force write command power usage level value, and the fourth number of partitions weighted by a refresh command power usage level value.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the base power usage level of the memory device, the read command power usage level value, the write command power usage level value, the force write command power usage level value, and the refresh command power usage level value are predefined values based on the memory device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the I/O command is retrieved from a queue of I/O commands, and wherein the operations further comprise:

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command does not satisfy the power consumption limit, identifying a second I/O command from the queue of I/O commands;

estimating a second power level associated with executing the second I/O command; and

responsive to determining that the second power level satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the second I/O command.

15. A method comprising:

identifying an input/output (I/O) command referencing a memory device;

identifying a temperature value associated with the memory device;

selecting, based on the identified temperature value associated with the memory device, a power consumption limit of a plurality of predefined power consumption limits for the memory device, wherein each of the plurality of predefined power consumption limits is associated with a corresponding temperature value range;

identifying a plurality of predetermined weight values corresponding to a power level associated with executing a corresponding command type, wherein the plurality of predetermined weight values comprises a read command weight value, a write command weight value, a force write command weight value, and a refresh command weight value;

estimating a power level associated with executing the I/O command by adding a predetermined weight value corresponding to the power level associated with executing the corresponding command type of the I/O command to a current power usage level of the memory device; and

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the I/O command.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein selecting the power consumption limit comprises:

detecting the temperature value associated with the memory device; and

setting the power consumption limit according to the temperature value.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein estimating the power level associated with executing the I/O command comprises:

determining the current power usage level of the memory device; and

adding a power usage level associated with executing the I/O command to the current power usage level of the memory device.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the current power usage level of the memory device further comprises:

identifying a first number of partitions of the memory device executing read commands, a second number of partitions of the memory device executing write commands, a third number of partitions of the memory device executing force write commands, and a fourth number of partitions of the memory device executing refresh commands; and

determining the current power usage level by adding a base power usage level of the memory device to the first number of partitions weighted by a read command power usage level value, the second number of partitions weighted by a write command power usage level value, the third number of partitions weighted by a force write command power usage level value, and the fourth number of partitions weighted by a refresh command power usage level value.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the base power usage level of the memory device, the read command power usage level value, the write command power usage level value, the force write command power usage level value, and the refresh command power usage level value are predefined values based on the memory device.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the I/O command is retrieved from a queue of I/O commands, and wherein the method further comprise:

responsive to determining that the power level associated with executing the I/O command does not satisfy the power consumption limit, identifying a second I/O command from the queue of I/O commands;

estimating a second power level associated with executing the second I/O command; and

responsive to determining that the second power level satisfies the power consumption limit, executing the second I/O command.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: ZHU, FANGFANG; ZHU, JIANGLI; TAI, YING Y
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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