Patent ID: 11934673
Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method comprising:
providing at least one data storage medium in a data storage device; and
changing usage of the data storage device for at least one of data read or data write operations to the data storage medium based on a workload of the data storage device and a workload rating of the data storage device;
wherein the change in the usage of the data storage device is carried out independently of any host device connected to the data storage device;
wherein changing the usage of the data storage device comprises changing caching policies of the data storage device; and
wherein:
providing the at least one data storage medium comprises providing at least one data storage disc having a media cache portion and a main storage portion; and
changing the caching policies comprises changing one or more criteria that determine whether to transfer data from a solid state cache memory of the data storage device to the media cache portion prior to transferring the data to the main storage portion.