Patent ID: 11899577
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory system; and
a controller coupled with the memory system and configured to cause the apparatus to:
determine that a battery level of a system that includes the memory system is below a threshold;
determine whether a power parameter of the system that includes the memory system satisfies a criterion based at least in part on determining that the battery level is below the threshold;
set, in a register associated with the system, a value of a flag that indicates whether the power parameter of the system that includes the memory system satisfies the criterion based at least in part on determining whether the power parameter satisfies the criterion, wherein the power parameter comprises the battery level of the system and an indication of whether a battery of the system is currently charging; and
determine whether the memory system is permitted to perform one or more garbage collection procedures based at least in part on the value of the flag indicating whether the power parameter satisfies the criterion.