Abstract: An apparatus for optimizing write performance of a hybrid drive includes a magnetic medium that stores data with respect to the hybrid drive and a plurality of write cache regions configured on the magnetic medium. When a write request is received by the hybrid drive, a head of the hybrid drive is automatically positioned to a nearest write cache region for writing of data to at least one write cache region without rotational orientation, thereby eliminating rotational latency and optimizing the write performance of the hybrid drive. The hybrid drive also updates normal data regions of the magnetic medium with data comprising write cached data during drive idle time, freeing up the write cache regions for future writes.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for a multi-tier data processing system. For example, a data processing system is disclosed that includes an input operable to receive data to be processed, a first data processor operable to process at least some of the data, a second data processor operable to process a portion of the data not processed by the first data processor, wherein the first data processor has a higher throughput than the second data processor, and an output operable to yield processed data from the first data processor and the second data processor.

Abstract: A method and system of identifying and compensating for the cumulative effect of once per revolution, OPR, timing errors by modulating the size of an inter-sector runout (ISR) field between servo sectors. The ISR field is part of an inter-sector gap (ISG) field. The method begins when the nominal data field frequency is increased by one-half of the spin speed tolerance to guarantee adequate data field tolerances at the fastest portion of the timing OPR error curve. The ISR field is added to the disc format and maintained as a rotationally varying field. The ISR field is varied rotationally from a minimum of zero to a maximum equal to the timing OPR error tolerance. The size of the ISR field is varied rotationally based upon a calibration table that is used to identify the location of the disc drive head and to compensate for the appropriate timing OPR error at that location. The remainder of the ISG field is used to compensate for fixed timing errors.