Apparatus, system, and method for bad block remapping

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United States of America

PATENT NO 8069383
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12419223

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An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for bad block remapping. A bad block identifier module identifies one or more data blocks on a solid-state storage element as bad blocks. A log update module writes at least a location of each bad block identified by the bad block identifier module into each of two or more redundant bad block logs. A bad block mapping module accesses at least one bad block log during a start-up operation to create in memory a bad block map. The bad block map includes a mapping between the bad block locations in the bad block log and a corresponding location of a replacement block for each bad block location. Data is stored in each replacement block instead of the corresponding bad block. The bad block mapping module creates the bad block map using one of a replacement block location and a bad block mapping algorithm.

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  • FUSION-IO, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atkisson, David Draper, US 36 3210
Aune, Joshua South Jordan, US 21 1533
Flynn, David Sandy, US 224 12159
Strasser, John Syracuse, US 88 6076
Thatcher, Jonathan Lehi, US 91 6122
Vigor, Kevin Salt Lake City, US 19 1261
Zappe, Michael Wheat Ridge, US 64 3520

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