| CPC G11C 29/886 (2013.01) [G11C 29/1201 (2013.01); G11C 29/38 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A data storage device, comprising:
at least one memory die; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one memory die and configured to:
access a metablock of the at least one memory die, wherein the metablock includes a plurality of memory blocks;
determine whether two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks have failed a first fault assessment;
based in part, on determining the two or more memory blocks have failed the first fault assessment, assign at least the two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks to a retry pool;
perform a second fault assessment on the at least the two or more memory blocks of the plurality of memory blocks assigned to the retry pool; and
make a fault determination on each of the at least the two or more memory blocks based, at least in part, on the second fault assessment.
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