FAST BLOCK DEVICE AND METHODOLOGY

摘要

A device, memory, method and system directed to fast data storage on a block storage device. New data is written to an empty write block. A location of the new data is tracked. Meta data associated with the new data is written. A lookup table may be updated based in part on the meta data. The new data may be read based the lookup table configured to map a logical address to a physical address.

主权项

1. A drive having a block storage device, said block storage device configured to perform actions comprising:
linearly writing a plurality of data to an empty write block, said data being written to a data field within a write segment within said write block; tracking the respective locations of said plurality of data within said data field; and writing metadata associated with the respective plurality of data within a control field within said write segment and at the start thereof, said linearly-written plurality of data continuing therefrom in said data field within said write segment.