Patent ID: 8595416

Claim:
A method of utilizing low-write-frequency space comprising: identifying a low-write frequency portion of a solid-state storage device, the solid-state storage device having a usable space and an over-provisioning space, wherein data is written to the low-write frequency portion fewer times than an average number of writes for the solid state storage device; determining if the low-write-frequency portion is of sufficient size to function as an entire over-provisioning space for the solid-state storage device by determining if the low-write-frequency portion is at least equal to a defined minimum over-provisioning space for the solid-state storage device; and utilizing the entire over-provisioning space as usable space for the solid-state storage device; and utilizing the low-write-frequency portion as the entire over-provisioning space for the solid-state storage device if the low-write-frequency portion is of sufficient size.