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System, method, and computer program product for estimating when a reliable life of a memory device having finite endurance and/or retention, or portion thereof, will be expended
System, method, and computer program product for estimating when a reliable life of a memory device having finite endurance and/or retention, or portion thereof, will be expended
A method according to one embodiment includes gathering monitor data information from a memory device having finite endurance and/or retention, the monitor data being data of known content stored in dedicated memory cells of known write cycle count; analyzing the monitor data information; estimating a reliable life of the memory device or portion thereof based on the analysis; tracking a rate of change of at least a highest cycle count of user data; estimating when the reliable life of the memory device or portion thereof will be expended based on the tracking and the estimating; and taking an action prior to the reliable life of the memory device or portion thereof being expended. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also disclosed.
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