Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, system, and method that augments the typical processing by a storage controller for obtaining data. An augmented data controller is disclosed that provides augmented instructions to a storage controller to improve the processing of data requests, such as fine-grained data requests. The augmented data controller provides improved features for processing data requests, such as a request format that groups a set of commands from a requesting agent to the storage controller, and/or groups a set of responses from the storage controller for the requesting agent to process. Semantic guidance for data storage is provided and interaction with the storage controller is extended to support a hierarchical protocol that aggregates across multiple requests. With the augmented storage controller, additional information can be tracked, such as a set of memory regions and sets of data requests.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, system, and method that augments the typical processing by a storage controller for obtaining data. An augmented data controller is disclosed that provides augmented instructions to a storage controller to improve the processing of data requests, such as fine-grained data requests. The augmented data controller provides improved features for processing data requests, such as a request format that groups a set of commands from a requesting agent to the storage controller, and/or groups a set of responses from the storage controller for the requesting agent to process. Semantic guidance for data storage is provided and interaction with the storage controller is extended to support a hierarchical protocol that aggregates across multiple requests. With the augmented storage controller, additional information can be tracked, such as a set of memory regions and sets of data requests.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, system, and method that augments the typical processing by a storage controller for obtaining data. An augmented data controller is disclosed that provides augmented instructions to a storage controller to improve the processing of data requests, such as fine-grained data requests. The augmented data controller provides improved features for processing data requests, such as a request format that groups a set of commands from a requesting agent to the storage controller, and/or groups a set of responses from the storage controller for the requesting agent to process. Semantic guidance for data storage is provided and interaction with the storage controller is extended to support a hierarchical protocol that aggregates across multiple requests. With the augmented storage controller, additional information can be tracked, such as a set of memory regions and sets of data requests.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, system, and method that augments the typical processing by a storage controller for storage access requests. An augmented data controller is disclosed that provides completion guidance to improve the processing of storage access requests, such as fine-grained data requests. The completion guidance can be generated based on semantic information provided by requesting agents and may be sent with storage access requests that are for a data read or write. The completion guidance allows software-defined completion notifications that are beneficial for accessing data, such as for multiple fine-grained (e.g. 4 KB or less), random sparse accesses that are emerging from processors, such as from GPU threads. The completion guidance is a result of the requesting agents providing additional contextual information for storage access requests to improve the intelligence of storage controllers and improve the efficiency of accessing data storage for obtaining or writing data.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, system, and method that augments the typical processing by a storage controller for storage access requests. An augmented data controller is disclosed that provides completion guidance to improve the processing of storage access requests, such as fine-grained data requests. The completion guidance can be generated based on semantic information provided by requesting agents and may be sent with storage access requests that are for a data read or write. The completion guidance allows software-defined completion notifications that are beneficial for accessing data, such as for multiple fine-grained (e.g. 4KB or less), random sparse accesses that are emerging from processors, such as from GPU threads. The completion guidance is a result of the requesting agents providing additional contextual information for storage access requests to improve the intelligence of storage controllers and improve the efficiency of accessing data storage for obtaining or writing data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage device to receive, from a computing host, a request to append data to a data log. The storage device is further to identify a memory location after a last segment of the data log, append the data to the data log by writing the data to the memory location after the last segment of the data log, and provide, to the computing host, a key comprising an identification of the memory location at which the data was appended to the data log.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage device to receive, from a computing host, a request to append data to a data log. The storage device is further to identify a memory location after a last segment of the data log, append the data to the data log by writing the data to the memory location after the last segment of the data log, and provide, to the computing host, a key comprising an identification of the memory location at which the data was appended to the data log.

Abstract: An apparatus for audio reproduction, specifically, transduction of electrical signals into acoustic signals, or sound waves, which minimizes acoustic impedance matching problems and distortion by mounting a diaphragm inside the body of a horn having a mouth for passage of sound waves at the end of the horn on one side of the diaphragm and an open end at the end of the horn on the other side of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is mounted in a voice coil collar having a voice coil wound therearound, and smaller, secondary magnets are mounted to the collar on both sides of the diaphragm. The horn is provided with large, primary magnets on either side of the collar, and the orientation of the magnets causes the collar to be suspended at exactly the midpoint therebetween. When current is applied to the coil, the collar, carrying the diaphragm, reciprocates within the horn to produce sound waves out of the mouth of the horn, the open end at the other end of the horn acts to equalize air pressure within the horn.