Data integrity verification mechanism

摘要

A method is provided for storing data in a nonvolatile memory. The method comprises determining a desired location in said nonvolatile memory for storing a data block; inserting an address value in said data block, wherein the address value identifies the desired location; prior to performing an operation that stores the data block to the nonvolatile memory, verifying that the address value contained within the data block correctly identifies the location in nonvolatile memory into which the operation is going to store the data block; and performing the operation to store the data block to the nonvolatile memory only if the address value contained within the data block correctly identifies the desired location in nonvolatile memory into which the operation is going to store the data block. A computer-readable medium is adapted for causing one or more processors to perform the above steps.