Patent ID: 11947830
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 controller is configured to:
aggregate key value (KV) pair data having a length less than a flash management unit (FMU) size in a storage location, wherein the aggregating is based on a relationship between a first KV pair data and a second KV pair data; and
program the aggregated KV pair data to the memory means when the aggregated KV pair data is equal to or greater than the FMU size, wherein the KV pair data includes a hint, and wherein the controller is configured to utilize the hint to determine a temporary storage location to store the KV pair data prior to programming to the memory means.