Patent ID: 11907587
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of managing a persistent memory region (PMR) within a device, comprising:
configuring operation under a plurality of protocols through a single interface, wherein at least one of the plurality of protocols is a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) protocol;
initializing the device;
determining a protocol for operation:
wherein if the determined protocol is an NVMe protocol:
a PMR usage threshold is determined;
data associated with the PMR is loaded; and
the device is operated under the determined NVMe protocol; and

wherein if the determined protocol is a second protocol, the device is operated under the determined second protocol;

physically decoupling the device from a first host-computing device;
physically coupling the device to a second host-computing device operating under a second protocol; and
determining the second protocol.