Patent ID: 8161226
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: associating, via a processor, a shared reclaim thread with a first flash memory volume to reclaim memory space in the first flash memory volume; detecting a mounting of a second flash memory volume; associating the shared reclaim thread with the second flash memory volume to reclaim memory space in the second flash memory volume, wherein the shared reclaim thread is in association with both the first and second flash memory volumes during a time period, the second flash memory volume being mountable and unmountable independent of the first flash memory volume; reclaiming the memory space in at least one of the first or second flash memory volumes via the shared reclaim thread; and associating a first service priority with the first flash memory volume and a second service priority with the second flash memory volume, wherein the first and second service priorities are indicative of relative priorities associated with performing memory reclaim operations on the first and second flash memory volumes.