Method to improve mixed workload performance on storage devices that use cached operations

摘要

An apparatus for controlling a solid state drive (SSD) includes an host interface, to receive a set of memory access commands from a host computer, and processing circuitry coupled to the host interface and to memory cells of the SSD, to distinguish the write commands from the read commands in the set, and execute up to a threshold number of the write commands prior to executing any of the read commands.