Patents by Inventor M. Warner Losh

M. Warner Losh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10606510
    Abstract: A system for managing memory input/output management is provided herein. The system may include a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations including receiving read requests for first data stored on a solid-state storage drive, receiving write requests for second data to be stored on the storage drive, placing at least some of the read requests in a first queue, placing at least some of the write requests in a second queue, the second queue having a size limit, processing data at a disk driver layer from the first queue and the second queue in a manner such that selection of a request from either queue is biased towards the first queue. Associated methods are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventor: M. Warner Losh
  • Publication number: 20170123730
    Abstract: A system for managing memory input/output management is provided herein. The system may include a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations including receiving read requests for first data stored on a solid-state storage drive, receiving write requests for second data to be stored on the storage drive, placing at least some of the read requests in a first queue, placing at least some of the write requests in a second queue, the second queue having a size limit, processing data at a disk driver layer from the first queue and the second queue in a manner such that selection of a request from either queue is biased towards the first queue. Associated methods are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: M. Warner Losh