Patent ID: 7320050
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data transmission control method for controlling data transmission between a host and a storage device, comprising: acquiring a queued first command; acquiring address information regarding first data which is for the first command; transmitting the first data between the host and the storage device; acquiring a queued second command; acquiring address information regarding second data which is for the second command; based on the address information regarding the first data and second data, determining whether to transmit the second data between the host and the storage device before transmitting a completion notification concerning the first command to the host from the storage device; according to the determination made in the determining step, transmitting the second data between the host and the storage device; and after processing of the first command is completed, transmitting said completion notification concerning the first command to the host after the second data is transmitted, wherein transmitting the second data between the host and the storage device includes writing the second data to a rotating media.