Patent ID: 8812901

Claim:
A method operable within a storage device, the storage device adapted to couple with a Redundant Array of Independent Drives (RAID) storage controller, the method comprising: detecting a failure of the storage device; automatically reconfiguring the storage device into a recovery mode of operation in response to sensing the failure; responsive to entering the recovery mode, performing the steps of: receiving a write request to store supplied data at a write logical block address (LBA); marking the write LBA as storing stale data in response to receipt of the write request; receiving a read request requesting return of identified data stored at a read LBA; determining whether the read LBA is marked as storing stale data responsive to receipt of the read request; completing the read request by returning the identified data stored at the read LBA in response to a determination that the read LBA is not storing stale data; and failing the read request in response to a determination that the read LBA is marked as storing stale data.