Storage module and method for configuring command attributes

摘要

A storage module and method for configuring command attributes are provided. In one embodiment, a storage module is provided comprising a controller having hardware function blocks and further comprising a memory storing associations between command codes and command attributes for the hardware function blocks. The storage module receives a command that includes a command code and determines if the command code is stored in the memory. If the command code is stored in the memory, the storage module configures the hardware function blocks using the command attributes associated with command code and processes the command with the configured hardware function blocks. The associations are configurable after the storage module has been manufactured. This allows new or different associations to be defined after the storage module has been manufactured.

主权项

1. A storage module comprising:
a memory storing associations between command codes and command attributes, wherein the associations are configurable after the storage module has been manufactured; and a controller comprising hardware function blocks, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a command that includes a command code;determine if the command code is stored in the memory;if the command code is stored in the memory:
configure the hardware function blocks using the command attributes associated with command code; andexecute the command with the configured hardware function blocks; andif the command code is not stored in the memory, execute the command using firmware in the storage module.