Metadata save / restoration method, metadata chunk recovery method, and storage device
By dividing metadata into data streams and saving, restoring, and recycling them according to priority, the write amplification problem caused by metadata saving and restoring during fast startup is solved, resulting in faster metadata recovery and higher data block utilization.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MEMBLAZE TECH BEIJING
- Filing Date
- 2022-08-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
In the fast boot process, existing technologies suffer from write amplification issues caused by the saving, recovery, and recycling of metadata, which affect the performance and lifespan of SSDs and increase metadata recovery time.
The metadata is divided into several metadata data streams, sorted according to the number and priority of update logs, and saved into a metadata block. During recovery, the data streams are read in sequence and patched using the update logs. During recycling, invalid data streams are marked to improve utilization.
It reduces the time for saving and restoring metadata in safe power-down scenarios, improves the utilization rate of large metadata blocks, reduces write amplification frequency, and improves the boot speed and data block utilization efficiency of SSDs.
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