Preserving blocks experiencing program failure in memory devices

1. A method comprising:

identifying, using a write pointer, a block of a plurality of blocks of a memory device;

performing a write operation to program data to a set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline of a plurality of wordlines associated with the block;

determining that a program fault occurred during the write operation;

determining a number of wordlines referenced by a program fault data structure that are associated with the block;

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy a threshold criterion, releasing a second wordline of the plurality of wordlines to be available for write operations;

appending the second wordline to a set of wordlines associated with the block that are available for write operations; and

udating the write pointer to select, among the set of wordlines that are available for write operations, a new wordline associated with the block.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, marking the block in a grown bad block (GBB) data structure.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the block is listed in the program fault data structure; and

responsive to determining that the block is not listed in the program failure data structure, performing the write operation on a third wordline of the plurality of wordlines.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy the threshold criterion, listing the first wordline the program fault data structure.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a write command;

identifying a third wordline of the block that addresses different set of memory cells onto which to program the data; and

responsive to determining that the third wordline is listed in the program fault data structure, identifying a different wordline onto which to program the data.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, removing all entries associated with the block from the program fault data structure.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

maintaining a spare wordline data structure, wherein each entry in the spare wordline data structure is associated with an inactive wordline capable of replacing a defective wordline in the block.

8. A system comprising:

a memory device; and

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

identifying, using a writer pointer, a block of a plurality of blocks of a memory device

performing a write operation to program data to a set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline of a plurality of wordlines associated with the block;

determining that a program fault occurred during the write operation;

determining a number of wordlines referenced by a program fault data structure that are associated with the block;

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy a threshold criterion, selecting a second wordline of the plurality of wordlines that are unavailable for write operations;

appending the second wordline to a set of wordlines that are available for write operations; and

updating the write pointer to select, among the set of wordlines that are available for write operations, a new wordline associated with the block.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, marking the block in a grown bad block (GBB) data structure.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

determining whether the block is listed in the program fault data structure; and

responsive to determining that the block is not listed in the program failure data structure, performing the write operation on a third wordline of the plurality of wordlines.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy the threshold criterion, listing the first wordline the program fault data structure.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

receiving a write command;

identifying a third wordline of the block that addresses different set of memory cells onto which to program the data; and

responsive to determining that the third wordline is listed in the program fault data structure, identifying a different wordline onto which to program the data.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, removing all entries associated with the block from the program fault data structure.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

maintaining a spare wordline data structure, wherein each entry in the spare wordline data structure is associated with an inactive wordline capable of replacing a defective wordline in the block.

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

identifying, using a write pointer, a block of a plurality of blocks of a memory device;

performing a write operation to program data to a set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline of a plurality of wordlines associated with the block;

determining that a program fault occurred during the write operation;

determining a number of wordlines referenced by a program fault data structure that are associated with the block;

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy a threshold criterion, selecting a second wordline of the plurality of wordlines that are unavailable for write operations;

appending the second wordline to a set of wordlines that are available for write operations; and

updating the write pointer to select, among the set of wordlines that are available for write operations, a new wordline associated with the block.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, marking the block in a grown bad block (GBB) data structure.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

determining whether the block is listed in the program fault data structure; and

responsive to determining that the block is not listed in the program fault data structure, performing the write operation on a third wordline of the plurality of wordlines.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines fails to satisfy the threshold criterion, listing the first wordline the program fault data structure.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

receiving a write command;

identifying a third wordline of the block that addresses different set of memory cells onto which to program the data; and

responsive to determining that the third wordline is listed in the program fault data structure, identifying a different wordline onto which to program the data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is to further perform operations comprising:

responsive to determining that the number of wordlines satisfies the threshold criterion, removing all entries associated with the block from the program fault data structure.