IP Library Patent Application 19027008
Patent Application
App. No. 19/027,008

REPLACING KEY-VALUE PAIR SETS WITH NEW KEY-VALUE PAIR SETS

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App. No.
19/027,008
Abstract

In some implementations, a memory device may determine, from a list of key-value pair sets, a key-value pair set. The memory device may identify, from the key-value pair set selected from the list of key-value pair sets, a first key that is included in at least one other key-value pair set from the list of key-value pair sets. The memory device may identify, from the key-value pair set selected from the list of key-value pair sets, a second key that is not included in at least one other key-value pair set from the list of key-value pair sets. The memory device may form a new key-value pair set that excludes the first key and includes the second key. The memory device may replace the key-value pair set selected from the list of key-value pair sets with the new key-value pair set.

Claims (49)

1 . A method, comprising:

selecting a first list of key-value pair sets and a second list of key-value pair sets;

providing the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets to a merge loop process;

obtaining a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair from the merge loop process;

forming a new key-value pair set that excludes the first key-value pair and includes the second key-value pair in accordance with a set of rules; and

replacing the second list of key-value pair sets with the new key-value pair set.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a garbage collection on a plurality of key-value pair sets to remove duplicate keys from the plurality of key-value pair sets, wherein the second list of key-value pair sets comprises garbage key-value pair sets replaced during the garbage collection.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein key-value pair sets in the first list of key-value pair sets are newer than key-value pair sets in the second list of key-value pair sets.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the new key-value pair set excludes the first key-value pair in accordance with the set of rules based on the first key-value pair being included in the first list of key-value pair sets.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the new key-value pair set includes the second key-value pair in accordance with the set of rules based on the second key-value pair being included in the second list of key-value pair sets.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets are associated with a log structured merge (LSM) tree of an LSM key-value database.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first key-value pair is associated with a duplicate key and is able to be discarded when forming the new key-value pair set; and

the second key-value pair is kept when forming the new key-value pair set.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first list of key-value pair sets includes sparse key-value pair sets that are ordered by age, and wherein the sparse key-value pair sets include key-value pair sets that are newer than key-value pair sets in the second list of key-value pair sets.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

regenerating an index of sorted keys for the first list of key-value pair sets based on the second list of key-value pair sets being replaced with the new key-value pair set.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the new key-value pair set inherits value data from the first list of key-value pair sets and creates new value data for the second list of key-value pair sets.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a first amount of key-value data from the second list of key-value pair sets that is used to form the new key-value pair set;

determining a second amount of key data from the first list of key-value pair sets that is used to form the new key-value pair set; and

determining a third amount of duplicate key-value data from the second list of key-value pair sets,

wherein the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets are selected based on the first amount, the second amount, and the third amount.

12 . A memory device, comprising:

one or more components configured to:

select a first list of key-value pair sets and a second list of key-value pair sets;

provide the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets to a merge loop process;

obtain a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair from the merge loop process;

form a new key-value pair set that excludes the first key-value pair and includes the second key-value pair in accordance with a set of rules; and

replace the second list of key-value pair sets with the new key-value pair set.

13 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the one or more components are further configured to:

perform a garbage collection on a plurality of key-value pair sets to remove duplicate keys from the plurality of key-value pair sets, wherein the second list of key-value pair sets comprises garbage key-value pair sets replaced during the garbage collection.

14 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein key-value pair sets in the first list of key-value pair sets are newer than key-value pair sets in the second list of key-value pair sets.

15 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the new key-value pair set excludes the first key-value pair in accordance with the set of rules based on the first key-value pair being included in the first list of key-value pair sets.

16 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the new key-value pair set includes the second key-value pair in accordance with the set of rules based on the second key-value pair being included in the second list of key-value pair sets.

17 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets are associated with a log structured merge (LSM) tree of an LSM key-value database.

18 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein:

the first key-value pair is associated with a duplicate key and is able to be discarded when forming the new key-value pair set; and

the second key-value pair is kept when forming the new key-value pair set.

19 . The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the first list of key-value pair sets includes sparse key-value pair sets that are ordered by age, and wherein the sparse key-value pair sets include key-value pair sets that are newer than key-value pair sets in the second list of key-value pair sets.

20 . A system, comprising:

memory; and

a controller configured to:

select a first list of key-value pair sets and a second list of key-value pair sets;

provide the first list of key-value pair sets and the second list of key-value pair sets to a merge loop process;

obtain a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair from the merge loop process;

form a new key-value pair set that excludes the first key-value pair and includes the second key-value pair in accordance with a set of rules; and

replace the second list of key-value pair sets with the new key-value pair set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2025
From: BECKER, GREGORY ALAN; TOMLINSON, ALEXANDER
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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