Fast block device and methodology

摘要

A device, method and system is 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 method of storing data on a device, the method comprising:
linearly writing a plurality of data to an empty data block, said data being written to a data field within said data block; tracking the respective locations of said plurality of data within said data block; and writing metadata associated with the respective plurality of data within said data block, said metadata being written into a control field contiguous said data field, wherein said control field is at the start of said data block, said data field continuing therefrom within said data block, whereby at least one of said data blocks are in a write block.