US 11,921,556 B2
Device maintenance of a data storage device including wear levelling, garbage collection, or combination thereof
Poorna Kale, Folsom, CA (US); and Kishore Rao, El Dorado Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/832,344.
Application 17/832,344 is a continuation of application No. 16/849,911, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,360,533.
Prior Publication US 2022/0300055 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/266 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0614 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a data storage device; and
a processor coupled to the data storage device and configured to:
perform a read command, a write command, or a combination thereof;
perform a maintenance operation identified independent of the read command, the write command, or a combination thereof;
in response to a first request, prioritize the maintenance operation at a higher priority than the read command, the write command, or a combination thereof; and
in response to a second request or upon completion of the maintenance operation, prioritize the read command, the write command, or a combination thereof, at a higher priority than the maintenance operation.