US 12,093,557 B2
Non-volatile memory storage device capable of self-reporting performance capabilities
Gunneswara R. Marripudi, Fremont, CA (US); and Vishwanath Maram, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/227,998.
Application 17/227,998 is a continuation of application No. 15/588,567, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 11,003,381.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/468,262, filed on Mar. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0232336 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0653 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0605 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01); G06F 11/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage device comprising:
a first non-volatile storage medium having a first performance capability associated with a namespace within the storage device; and
a device controller located at a hardware of the storage device to generate instructions for a host software to enable the host software to map application performance requirements to the storage device by;
comparing a requested performance capability with a database on the storage device, the database comprising the first performance capability; and
sending, from the storage device to the host software, a report comprising the first performance capability or a change to the first performance capability.