SSD MECHANISM FOR SSDS TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE BACKGROUND ACTIVITY WITH NOTIFY

摘要

A method for notifying a host to manage background activities in a data storage device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a query from a host OS; Transmitting a list of background tasks performed in the data storage device to the host OS in response to the query; Receiving a threshold value during one or more background tasks from the host OS; Setting a timeout value associated with the threshold value; Determining and notifying a timeout value to the host OS; Determining whether a threshold has been reached during the background operation; And notifying the host OS that the SSD can perform a background operation on the data storage device after the timeout value is completed.