Patent ID: 11893275
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A data storage device, comprising:
memory means; and
a controller coupled to the memory means, wherein the data storage device is DRAM-less, and wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a command from a host device for a first time;
send an error indication with a re-try suggestion for the command to the host device, wherein a connection between the host device and the data storage device is rebooted responsive to a re-try limit of a command being reached;
receive, after the connection is rebooted, the command from the host device for a second time in response to the sending the re-try suggestion; and
execute the command, wherein between sending the error indication and executing the command, the controller is configured to load a flash translation layer (FTL) table from the memory means.