US 12,436,681 B2
Processing write operation information using inflated data
Amihay Azruel, Raanana (IL); Amitai Alkalay, Kadima (IL); and Vamsi K. Vankamamidi, Hopkinton, MA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/598,336.
Prior Publication US 2025/0284397 A1, Sep. 11, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0611 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of processing write operation information, the method comprising:
receiving, as some of the write operation information, user data and corresponding metadata;
based on a size of the user data being less than a threshold, generating inflated data which includes the user data and the corresponding metadata, the inflated data having a size that is larger than a total size of the user data and the corresponding metadata, and the inflated data naturally aligning on storage boundaries of solid state device (SSD) storage;
after generating the inflated data, storing the inflated data in the SSD storage;
receiving, as additional write operation information, additional user data and additional corresponding metadata; and
based on a size of the additional user data being greater than the threshold, refraining from generating additional inflated data which includes the user data and the corresponding metadata, and storing the additional user data and the additional corresponding metadata in the SSD storage.