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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Error rates may increase, though, as storage density increases, because shrinking feature sizes for storage cells make the cells more susceptible to disturbances, and because increasing the number of states per cell increases the likelihood that a disturbance will change the state of a cell. Stronger error correcting codes may compensate for increased error rates, but may also may also increase the computational and storage overhead associated with encoding, storing, and decoding data. 4 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 An error may occur if the stored value for a cell drifts past a threshold parameter from one state into an adjacent state due to cell damage, cell leakage, temperature effects, or other disturbances. Leakage and other disturbances may increase with age as storage cells are used over time. So, over time, different parameters may become more optimal for the storage cells, in order to avoid errors. Error correcting codes may also compensate for some errors in data. 3 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Several types of data storage devices, such as Flash memory devices, store data in cells of non-volatile media. A physical property of each cell, such as a stored charge, material phase, electrical resistance, magnetization, or the like, is alterable to encode data. Parameters for the non-volatile media may define how a storage device stores data in the cells. For example, a storage device may use one or more read voltage thresholds, resistivity thresholds, or the like to separate the range of possible values for the physical property of a cell into discrete states, so that each state encodes a possible data value. 2 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Many of the functional units described in this specification have been labeled as modules, in order to more particularly emphasize their implementation independence. For example, a module may be implemented as a hardware circuit comprising custom VLSI circuits or gate arrays, off-the-shelf semiconductors such as logic chips, transistors, or other discrete components. A module may also be implemented in programmable hardware devices such as field programmable gate arrays, programmable array logic, programmable logic devices or the like. 23 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 The logical address space presented by the storage management layer may have a logical capacity, which may correspond to the number of available logical addresses in the logical address space and the size (or granularity) of the data referenced by the logical addresses. For example, the logical capacity of a logical address space comprising 2̂32 unique logical addresses, each referencing 2048 bytes (2 KiB) of data may be 2̂43 bytes. (As used herein, a kibibyte (KiB) refers to 1024 bytes). In some embodiments, the logical address space may be thinly provisioned. As used herein, a “thinly provisioned” logical address space refers to a logical address space having a logical capacity that exceeds the physical capacity of the underlying non-volatile memory device(s). For example, the storage management layer may present a 64-bit logical address space to the storage clients (e.g., a logical address space referenced by 64-bit logical addresses), which exceeds the physical capacity of the underlying non-volatile memory devices. The large logical address space may allow storage clients to allocate and/or reference contiguous ranges of logical addresses, while reducing the chance of naming conflicts. The storage management layer may leverage the any-to-any mappings between logical addresses and physical storage resources to manage the logical address space independently of the underlying physical storage devices. For example, the storage management layer may add and/or remove physical storage resources seamlessly, as needed, and without changing the logical addresses used by the storage clients. 41 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 As used herein, a logical memory element refers to a set of two or more non-volatile memory elements that are or are capable of being managed in parallel (e.g., via an I/O and/or control bus). A logical memory element may comprise a plurality of logical memory units, such as logical pages, logical memory divisions (e.g., logical erase blocks), and so on. As used herein, a logical memory unit refers to a logical construct combining two or more physical memory units, each physical memory unit on a respective non-volatile memory element in the respective logical memory element (each non-volatile memory element being accessible in parallel). As used herein, a logical memory division refers to a set of two or more physical memory divisions, each physical memory division on a respective non-volatile memory element in the respective logical memory element. 40 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 The SML may maintain metadata, such as a forward index, to map logical addresses of the logical address space to media storage locations on the non-volatile memory device(s). The SML may provide for arbitrary, any-to-any mappings from logical addresses to physical storage resources. As used herein, an “any-to any” mapping may map any logical address to any physical storage resource. Accordingly, there may be no pre-defined and/or pre-set mappings between logical addresses and particular, media storage locations and/or media addresses. As used herein, a media address refers to an address of a memory resource that uniquely identifies one memory resource from another to a controller that manages a plurality of memory resources. By way of example, a media address includes, but is not limited to: the address of a media storage location, a physical memory unit, a collection of physical memory units (e.g., a logical memory unit), a portion of a memory unit (e.g., a logical memory unit address and offset, range, and/or extent), or the like. Accordingly, the SML may map logical addresses to physical data resources of any size and/or granularity, which may or may not correspond to the underlying data partitioning scheme of the non-volatile memory device(s). For example, in some embodiments, the non-volatile memory controller is configured to store data within logical memory units that are formed by logically combining a plurality of physical memory units, which may allow the non-volatile memory controller to support many different virtual memory unit sizes and/or granularities. 39 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 The non-volatile memory controller may comprise a storage management layer (SML), which may present a logical address space to one or more storage clients. One example of an SML is the Virtual Storage Layer® of Fusion-io, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. Alternatively, each non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile memory media controller, which may present a logical address space to the storage clients. As used herein, a logical address space refers to a logical representation of memory resources. The logical address space may comprise a plurality (e.g., range) of logical addresses. As used herein, a logical address refers to any identifier for referencing a memory resource (e.g., data), including, but not limited to: a logical block address (LBA), cylinder/head/sector (CHS) address, a file name, an object identifier, an inode, a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID), a hash code, a signature, an index entry, a range, an extent, or the like. 38 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 According to various embodiments, a non-volatile memory controller manages one or more non-volatile memory devices. The non-volatile memory device(s) may comprise memory or storage devices, such as solid-state storage device(s), that are arranged and/or partitioned into a plurality of addressable media storage locations. As used herein, a media storage location refers to any physical unit of memory (e.g., any quantity of physical storage media on a non-volatile memory device). Memory units may include, but are not limited to: pages, memory divisions, erase blocks, sectors, blocks, collections or sets of physical storage locations (e.g., logical pages, logical erase blocks, described below), or the like. 37 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 The description of elements in each figure may refer to elements of proceeding figures. Like numbers refer to like elements in all figures, including alternate embodiments of like elements. 36 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Although various arrow types and line types may be employed in the flowchart and/or block diagrams, they are understood not to limit the scope of the corresponding embodiments. Indeed, some arrows or other connectors may be used to indicate only the logical flow of the depicted embodiment. For instance, an arrow may indicate a waiting or monitoring period of unspecified duration between enumerated steps of the depicted embodiment. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart diagrams, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. 35 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. Other steps and methods may be conceived that are equivalent in function, logic, or effect to one or more blocks, or portions thereof, of the illustrated figures. 34 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 The schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). 33 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams block or blocks. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. 32 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Aspects of the present disclosure are described below with reference to schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams of methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the schematic flowchart diagrams and/or schematic block diagrams block or blocks. 31 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics of the disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided, such as examples of programming, software modules, user selections, network transactions, database queries, database structures, hardware modules, hardware circuits, hardware chips, etc., to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. However, the disclosure may be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure. 30 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment, but mean “one or more but not all embodiments” unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms “including,” “comprising,” “having,” and variations thereof mean “including but not limited to” unless expressly specified otherwise. An enumerated listing of items does not imply that any or all of the items are mutually exclusive and/or mutually inclusive, unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms “a,” “an,” and “the” also refer to “one or more” unless expressly specified otherwise. 29 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider). 28 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a blu-ray disc, an optical storage device, a magnetic tape, a Bernoulli drive, a magnetic disk, a magnetic storage device, a punch card, integrated circuits, other digital processing apparatus memory devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing, but would not include propagating signals. In the context of this document, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. 27 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM
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Delete 		US-20150012794-A1 Any combination of one or more computer readable storage media may be utilized. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. 26 Added by DJM 2 2021 2/22/21, 12:00 AM

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