The disclosed embodiments relate generally to memory systems, and in particular, to improving the reliability and performance of a storage medium (e.g., a persistent datastore including non-volatile memory such as flash memory).
Generally, when data is written to a database to be persisted, two writes are initiated to persistent storage, one for the data and a second for the corresponding log entry. The log entry is for recovering the data, or for reproducing the corresponding write operation. Performing two separate write operations introduces more latency than a single write operation, but writing the log entry to persistent storage provides recovery and database replication capabilities not otherwise available. Nevertheless, reducing the added latency associated with writing log entries would be desirable.
The disclosed method and system improve the reliability and performance of a persistent datastore (e.g., non-volatile memory such as flash memory). A record including write data and a log entry is written to the persistent datastore with a single write operation.
So that the present disclosure can be understood in greater detail, a more particular description may be had by reference to the features of various embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. The appended drawings, however, merely illustrate the more pertinent features of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting, for the description may admit to other effective features.
In accordance with common practice the various features illustrated in the drawings may not be drawn to scale. Accordingly, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity. In addition, some of the drawings may not depict all of the components of a given system, method or device. Finally, like reference numerals may be used to denote like features throughout the specification and figures.
The various embodiments described herein include methods and/or systems that improve the reliability and performance of a persistent datastore (e.g., non-volatile memory (NVM) such as flash memory). Some embodiments include methods and/or systems (or devices) for persisting data efficiently and reliably as part of a persistent datastore.
Some embodiments include a method of persisting data. In some embodiments, the method is performed by an electronic system (e.g., computer system 110,
Some embodiments include an electronic system (sometimes herein called an electronic device), comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for performing or controlling performance of any of the methods described herein. Some embodiments include a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of an electronic system or device, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods described herein. Some embodiments include an electronic system or device comprising: means for performing the operations of any of the methods described herein.
Numerous details are described herein in order to provide a thorough understanding of the example embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. However, some embodiments may be practiced without many of the specific details, and the scope of the claims is only limited by those features and aspects specifically recited in the claims. Furthermore, well-known methods, components, and circuits have not been described in exhaustive detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure more pertinent aspects of the embodiments described herein.
Computer system 110 is coupled to storage controller 120 through data connections 101. However, in some embodiments computer system 110 includes storage controller 120 as a component and/or a sub-system. Computer system 110 may be any suitable computer device, such as a computer, a laptop computer, a tablet device, a netbook, an internet kiosk, a personal digital assistant, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a gaming device, a computer server, or any other computing device. Computer system 110 is sometimes called a host or host system. In some embodiments, computer system 110 includes one or more processors, one or more types of memory, a display and/or other user interface components such as a keyboard, a touch screen display, a mouse, a track-pad, a digital camera and/or any number of supplemental devices to add functionality.
Storage medium 130 is coupled to storage controller 120 through connections 103. Connections 103 are sometimes called data connections, but typically convey commands in addition to data, and optionally convey metadata, error correction information and/or other information in addition to data values to be stored in storage medium 130 and data values read from storage medium 130. In some embodiments, however, storage controller 120 and storage medium 130 are included in the same device as components thereof. Furthermore, in some implementations storage controller 120 and storage medium 130 are embedded in a host device, such as a mobile device, tablet, other computer or computer controlled device, and the methods described herein are performed by the embedded storage controller. Storage medium 130 may include any number (i.e., one or more) of memory devices including, without limitation, non-volatile semiconductor memory devices, such as flash memory. For example, flash memory devices can be configured for enterprise storage suitable for applications such as cloud computing, or for caching data stored (or to be stored) in secondary storage, such as hard disk drives. Additionally and/or alternatively, flash memory can also be configured for relatively smaller-scale applications such as personal flash drives or hard-disk replacements for personal, laptop and tablet computers.
In some embodiments, storage medium 130 is a persistent datastore (e.g., comprising non-volatile memory such as flash memory), and storage medium 130 includes a plurality of records 132 each including write data and a corresponding log entry. In some embodiments, each record corresponds to a transaction (e.g., a write operation) against the persistent datastore. In some embodiments, storage medium 130 also includes a log stream 134 comprising a plurality of log stream portions, where each log stream portion includes a log entry collection (e.g., 256 log entries). In some embodiments, storage medium 130 further includes one or more datastore snapshots 136. In some embodiments, each of one or more datastore snapshots 136 corresponds to the state(s) of one or more datastore tables at a point in time, where the one or more datastore tables enable the host to access data stored in the persistent datastore. For example, a snapshot of the one or more datastore tables is generated every N transactions (e.g., N=1000, 10000, etc.).
In some embodiments, storage medium 130 is divided into a number of addressable and individually selectable blocks. In some embodiments, the individually selectable blocks are the minimum size erasable units in a flash memory device. In other words, each block contains the minimum number of memory cells that can be erased simultaneously. Each block is usually further divided into a plurality of pages and/or word lines, where each page or word line is typically an instance of the smallest individually accessible (readable) portion in a block. In some embodiments (e.g., using some types of flash memory), the smallest individually accessible unit of a data set, however, is a sector, which is a subunit of a page. That is, a block includes a plurality of pages, each page contains a plurality of sectors, and each sector is the minimum unit of data for reading data from the flash memory device.
For example, one block comprises any number of pages, for example, 64 pages, 128 pages, 256 pages or another suitable number of pages. Blocks are typically grouped into a plurality of zones. Each block zone can be independently managed to some extent, which increases the degree of parallelism for parallel operations and simplifies management of storage medium 130.
In some embodiments, storage controller 120 includes a management module 121, an input buffer 123, an output buffer 124, an error control module 125 and a storage medium interface (I/O) 128. Storage controller 120 may include various additional features that have not been illustrated for the sake of brevity and so as not to obscure more pertinent features of the example embodiments disclosed herein, and that a different arrangement of features may be possible. Input and output buffers 123, 124 provide an interface to computer system 110 through data connections 101. Similarly, storage medium I/O 128 provides an interface to storage medium 130 though connections 103. In some embodiments, storage medium I/O 128 includes read and write circuitry, including circuitry capable of providing reading signals to storage medium 130 (e.g., reading threshold voltages for NAND-type flash memory).
In some embodiments, management module 121 includes one or more processing units (CPU(s), also sometimes called one or more processors) 122 configured to execute instructions in one or more programs (e.g., in management module 121). In some embodiments, one or more CPUs 122 are shared by one or more components within, and in some cases, beyond the function of storage controller 120. Management module 121 is coupled to input buffer 123, output buffer 124 (connection not shown), error control module 125 and storage medium I/O 128 in order to coordinate the operation of these components.
Error control module 125 is coupled to storage medium I/O 128, input buffer 123 and output buffer 124. Error control module 125 is provided to limit the number of uncorrectable errors inadvertently introduced into data. In some embodiments, error control module 125 is executed in software by one or more CPUs 122 of management module 121, and, in other embodiments, error control module 125 is implemented in whole or in part using special purpose circuitry to perform encoding and decoding functions. To that end, error control module 125 includes an encoder 126 and a decoder 127. Encoder 126 encodes data by applying an error control code to produce a codeword, which is subsequently stored in storage medium 130.
When the encoded data (e.g., one or more codewords) is read from storage medium 130, decoder 127 applies a decoding process to the encoded data to recover the data, and to correct errors in the recovered data within the error correcting capability of the error control code. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various error control codes have different error detection and correction capacities, and that particular codes are selected for various applications for reasons beyond the scope of this disclosure. As such, an exhaustive review of the various types of error control codes is not provided herein. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that each type or family of error control codes may have encoding and decoding algorithms that are particular to the type or family of error control codes. On the other hand, some algorithms may be utilized at least to some extent in the decoding of a number of different types or families of error control codes. As such, for the sake of brevity, an exhaustive description of the various types of encoding and decoding algorithms generally available and known to those skilled in the art is not provided herein.
During a write operation, input buffer 123 receives data to be stored in storage medium 130 from computer system 110 (e.g., write data). The data held in input buffer 123 is made available to encoder 126, which encodes the data to produce one or more codewords. The one or more codewords are made available to storage medium I/O 128, which transfers the one or more codewords to storage medium 130 in a manner dependent on the type of storage medium being utilized.
A read operation is initiated when computer system (host) 110 sends one or more host read commands on control line 111 to storage controller 120 requesting data from storage medium 130. Storage controller 120 sends one or more read access commands to storage medium 130, via storage medium I/O 128, to obtain raw read data in accordance with memory locations (addresses) specified by the one or more host read commands. Storage medium I/O 128 provides the raw read data (e.g., comprising one or more codewords) to decoder 127. If the decoding is successful, the decoded data is provided to output buffer 124, where the decoded data is made available to computer system 110. In some embodiments, if the decoding is not successful, storage controller 120 may resort to a number of remedial actions or provide an indication of an irresolvable error condition.
Each of the above identified elements may be stored in one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices, and corresponds to a set of instructions for performing a function described above. The above identified modules or programs (i.e., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwise re-arranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 202 stores a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 202 may store additional modules and data structures not described above. In some embodiments, the programs, modules, and data structures stored in memory 202, or the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of memory 202, provide instructions for implementing any of the methods described below with reference to
Each of the above identified elements may be stored in one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices, and corresponds to a set of instructions for performing a function described above. The above identified modules or programs (i.e., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwise re-arranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 256 stores a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 256 may store additional modules and data structures not described above. In some embodiments, the programs, modules, and data structures stored in memory 256, or the non-transitory computer readable storage medium of memory 256, provide instructions for implementing any of the methods described below with reference to
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Each of records 302-1, 302-2, and 302-3 include metadata 304, a log entry 306, a reference identifier 308, a forward reference identifier 310, a forward reference address 312, and write data 314. Record 302-3, for example, includes metadata 304-3, log entry 306-3, reference identifier 308-3, forward reference identifier 310-3, forward reference address 312-3, and write data 314-3.
In some embodiments, representative metadata 304-1 includes information related to write data 314-1. For example, metadata 304-1 includes information corresponding to the provider of write data 314-1, such as a unique identifier associated with the party providing, or author of, write data 314-1. In another example, metadata 304-1 includes information related to write data 314-1 such as a timestamp indicating the time of the write operation of record 302-1, encoding and encryption information, redundancy information, and/or other such information.
In some embodiments, representative log entry 306-1 includes information sufficient to replay the transaction (e.g., a write operation) associated with write data 314-1 in response to detection of an error condition (e.g., power failure, uncorrectable bit error rate, etc.) or a synchronization command. As such, log entries enable an electronic system or device (e.g., computer system 110,
In some embodiments, representative reference identifier 308-1 is a unique identifier for record 302-1. For example, reference identifier 308-1 is a randomly generated N bit number. In another example, reference identifier 308-1 includes an N/2 bit number which contains the time in seconds of the write operation of the corresponding record 302 in the upper N/2 bits and a randomly generated N/2 bit number in the lower N/2 bits of reference identifier 308-1. In
In some embodiments, representative forward reference identifier 310-1 includes the reference identifier of the next record. In
In some embodiments, representative forward reference address 312-1 includes a pointer to the logical address or set of logical addresses allocated to the next record. For example, forward reference address 312-1 in record 302-1 indicates the first logical address allocated for record 302-2 (i.e., the next record).
In some embodiments, representative write data 314-1 is provided by the host (e.g., computer system 110).
In some embodiments, each of records 302 has a predefined size or one of a plurality of predefined sizes (e.g., 4 kB, 64 kB, 1 MB, 16 MB, etc.). In some embodiments, each of records 302 have differing sizes depending on the size of corresponding write data 314.
The electronic system or device generates (402) a log entry associated with write data for record A (e.g., record 302-1 in
The electronic system or device allocates (404) a portion of the persistent datastore for a next record, herein called record B. In some embodiments, a set of logical addresses are allocated for record B and logical to physical mapping 230 is updated to include the allocated set of logical addresses.
The electronic system or device generates (406) a reference identifier for record B. In
The electronic system or device generates (408) record A. In some embodiments, generating record A includes populating a plurality of fields of record A with previously generated values and obtained data stored in record buffer 220. In some embodiments, record A includes: (i) the log entry generated in step 402 for record A; (ii) a reference identifier for record A (e.g., previously generated); (iii) a forward reference identifier for record B (e.g., 0x3695) that matches the reference identifier generated for record B in step 406; (iv) a forward reference address for record B that corresponds to the set of logical addresses, or the first logical address in the set of logical addresses, allocated for record B in step 404; and (v) write data for record A (e.g., obtained from the host). However, in some embodiments, record A includes a subset of these fields, and optionally includes additional fields.
The electronic system or device performs a single write operation to write (410) record A to the persistent datastore. For example, data write module 208 writes record A to a set logical addresses allocated for record A. In some embodiments, although record A is written to a contiguous set of logical addresses, record A is striped across one or more physical portions of the persistent datastore (e.g., one or more flash memory devices, one or more flash memory blocks, or the like).
Next, the electronic system or device generates (412) a log entry associated with write data for record B (e.g., record 302-2 in
The electronic system or device allocates (414) a portion of the persistent datastore for a next record, herein called record C. In some embodiments, a set of logical addresses are allocated for record C and logical to physical mapping 230 is updated to include the allocated set of logical addresses.
The electronic system or device generates (416) a reference identifier for record C. In
The electronic system or device generates (418) record B. In some embodiments, record B includes: (i) the log entry generated for record B in step 412; (ii) the reference identifier generated for record B in step 406; (iii) a forward reference identifier for record C (e.g., 0x4231) that matches the reference identifier generated for record C in step 416; (iv) a forward reference address for record C that corresponds to the set of logical addresses, or the first logical address in the set of logical addresses, allocated for record C in step 414; and (v) write data for record B. However, in some embodiments, record B includes a subset of these fields, and optionally includes additional fields.
The electronic system or device performs a single write operation to write (420) record B to the persistent datastore. For example, data write module 208 writes record B to the set logical addresses allocated for record B in step 404.
The electronic system or device continues to write records to the persistent store, as described above, and prior to writing each such record, to allocate a portion of the persistent datastore for a next record, so that each record written to the persistent data store includes a forward reference address and forward reference identifier of the next record relative to the record being written, as well as a log entry and write data. Further, each such record is written with a single write operation, as described above.
In some embodiments, each of the plurality of log entries in log stream 134 includes information sufficient to replay a transaction (e.g., a write operation) associated with corresponding write data. In some embodiments, a respective log stream portion 504 of log stream 134 corresponds to a log entry collection (e.g., 256 log entries). In
In some embodiments, an electronic system or device (e.g., computer system 110,
In
For example, the electronic system or device or a component thereof (e.g., log stream management module 222,
In some embodiments, after the electronic system or device or a component thereof (e.g., log stream management module 222,
In some embodiments, in response to detecting an error condition, the electronic system or device or a component thereof (e.g., recovery module 226,
In some embodiments, the recovery process includes reading the log entries from log stream 134 with a single read operation or a series of contiguous read operations. In this example, after the log entries from log stream 134 have been read, the electronic system or device or a component thereof (e.g., recovery module 226,
In some embodiments, the recovery process also includes following a pointer (e.g., forward reference address 512) included in the newest log stream portion (e.g., log stream portion 504-2) to a first record (e.g., record 302-1) whose log entry has not been written to the log stream. In
In some embodiments, the recovery process further includes determining whether a forward reference identifier included in the newest log stream portion matches the reference identifier of the first record. In
In some embodiments, the recovery process further includes following the forward reference address in the first record (e.g., record 302-1) to a second record (e.g., record 302-2), determining whether the forward reference identifier in the first record matches the reference identifier in the second record, and, in accordance with a determination that there is a match, replaying the transaction associated with the second record's write data. This process is repeated until the forward reference identifier included in a record (e.g., record 302-3) fails to match the reference identifier in a next record (e.g., record 302-4).
When a match cannot be determined, the electronic system or device or a component thereof (e.g., recovery module 226,
In another example, different from what is shown in
Log stream portion 602 includes log entries 0 through 255 and a plurality of reference pairs. Each reference pair of log stream portion 602 includes a pointer (e.g., a forward reference address) to a first logical address of a next allocated record in a reference list (or set of records) associated with one of a plurality of predetermined record sizes. In some embodiments, in the last log stream portion 602 in log stream 134, a reference pair includes a forward reference identifier and a forward reference address corresponding to a next allocated record whose corresponding log entry has not been written to log stream 134.
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The electronic system or device generates (802) a log entry associated with first write data corresponding to a first record. With reference to
In some embodiments, the log entry includes (804) information corresponding to an update (e.g., a transaction or memory operation) of the persistent datastore corresponding to the first write data.
In some embodiments, the electronic system or device generates (806) a reference identifier for the first record. With reference to
In some embodiments, prior to performing (808) a write operation corresponding to the first record, the electronic system or device allocates (810) a portion of the persistent datastore for the second record. With reference to
In some embodiments, prior to performing (808) a write operation corresponding to the first record, the electronic system or device generates (812) a reference identifier for the second record, where a forward reference identifier associated with the first record matches the reference identifier for the second record. With reference to
The electronic system or device generates (814) the first record including the log entry, the first write data, and a pointer to the second record different from the first record. With reference to
In some embodiments, the pointer to the second record is (816) a forward reference address corresponding to the portion of the persistent datastore allocated for the second record. In
In some embodiments, the first record further includes (818) a forward reference identifier that matches the reference identifier for the second record. With reference to
In some embodiments, the first record further includes (820) the reference identifier for the first record. With reference to
The electronic system or device performs (822) a single write operation that includes writing the first record to the persistent datastore. With reference to
In some embodiments, the electronic system or device batches (824) a plurality of log entries into a log entry collection, the log entry collection including a last respective log entry associated with a last record. In some embodiments, the log entries are cached in a buffer (e.g., log stream buffer 224,
In some embodiments, after performing the batching, the electronic system or device performs (826) a second write operation that includes writing a log stream portion to a log stream in the persistent datastore, the log stream portion includes the log entry collection and a pointer to a next record following the last record. With reference to
In some embodiments, the plurality of log entries in the log entry collection are sequentially written (828) to the log stream in the persistent datastore. For example, the log entries in the log entry collection are arranged in the order in which their corresponding records were written to the persistent datastore. With reference to
In some embodiments, after performing the batching, the electronic system or device performs (830) a second write operation that includes writing a log stream portion to a log stream in the persistent datastore, the log stream portion includes the log entry collection and a plurality of pointers, where: each of the plurality of pointers is associated with one of a plurality of record sets, where each record set corresponds to a different record size; and one of the plurality of pointers is associated with a next record following the last record. With reference to
In some embodiments, each of the log entries in the log entry collection corresponds to (832) one of the plurality of different record sizes. In
In some embodiments, the electronic system or device generates (834) a third record including a log entry indicating that the third record represents a deletion of the first write data, a tombstone corresponding to the first write data, and a forward reference identifier associated with a fourth record. With reference to
In some embodiments, after generating the third record, the electronic system or device performs (836) a third write operation that includes writing the third record to the persistent datastore. With reference to
It will be understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first record could be termed a second record, and, similarly, a record could be termed a first record, without changing the meaning of the description, so long as all occurrences of the “first record” are renamed consistently and all occurrences of the “second record” are renamed consistently. The first record and the second record are both records, but they are not the same record.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the claims. As used in the description of the embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in accordance with a determination” or “in response to detecting,” that a stated condition precedent is true, depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined [that a stated condition precedent is true]” or “if [a stated condition precedent is true]” or “when [a stated condition precedent is true]” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “in accordance with a determination” or “upon detecting” or “in response to detecting” that the stated condition precedent is true, depending on the context.
The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the claims to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain principles of operation and practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/906,406, filed Nov. 19, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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