Abstract: A control method for a doze mode of a mobile terminal includes: determining whether the mobile terminal conforms with a mode switch condition; detecting whether a virtual motion sensor is disposed in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal conforms with the mode switch condition; determining whether a duration for which the mobile terminal conforms with the mode switch condition exceeds a predetermined time threshold value, when the virtual motion sensor is disposed in the mobile terminal; and entering the doze mode when the duration for which the mobile terminal conforms with the mode switch condition exceeds the predetermined time threshold value. A computer readable storage medium and a mobile terminal are also provided.

Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can allow chipsets in an electronic device to share information such that they can more efficiently utilize resources that are available in the electronic device. One example can provide a bus that is shared by three or more chipsets in an electronic device. This shared bus can be used by the chipsets in the electronic device to communicate and negotiate for the utilization of resources of the electronic device.

Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.

Abstract: In a storage system in which a plurality of pieces of control software constituting a redundancy group are distributedly arranged in a plurality of storage nodes, control software in an active state out of the plurality of pieces of control software constituting the redundancy group receives a write request from a higher-level device. The control software in the active state writes data related to the write request by mirroring into a cache memory of a storage node in which the control software in the active state is arranged and a cache memory of a storage node in which control software in an inactive state belonging to the same redundancy group is arranged. The control software in the active state sends a write completion response to the higher-level device, and redundantly stores the data written in the cache memories in a storage device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of using a dynamic virtual articulator for simulating occlusion of teeth, when performing computer-aided designing of one or more dental restorations for a patient, where the method includes the steps of: providing the virtual articulator including a virtual three-dimensional model of the upper jaw and a virtual three-dimensional model of the lower jaw resembling the upper jaw and lower jaw, respectively, of the patient's mouth; providing movement of the virtual upper jaw and the virtual lower jaw relative to each other for simulating dynamic occlusion, whereby collisions between teeth in the virtual upper and virtual lower jaw occur; wherein the method further includes: providing that the teeth in the virtual upper jaw and virtual lower jaw are blocked from penetrating each other's virtual surfaces in the collisions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-plugging control method, device, and retimer. The hot-plugging control method includes: receiving data from a pluggable device through a second end, sending the data to an RC through a first end; sending a detection signal to the second end to detect the connection status between the pluggable device and the second end; and stopping sending the data to the RC, and sending the first control signal to the RC, when it is detected that the pluggable device is hot-unplugged from the second end, so that the RC handles the abnormal state of the data not being sent according to the first control signal. The hot-plugging control method provided by the present disclosure does not require presence signals to implement hot-plugging of a pluggable device, and thus can avoid the problem that the device cannot implement hot-plugging without presence signals.

Abstract: An interaction method includes receiving a service request from a client application (CA) installed on a terminal and that runs in a rich execution environment (REE), determining a trusted user interface (TUI) identifier, sending a TUI call instruction carrying the TUI identifier to a trusted execution environment (TEE) to instruct to draw an image based on the TUI template or the TUI function component to call a TUI to display the drawn image, receiving response information from the TEE, and executing a corresponding service procedure based on the response information.

Abstract: Methods for coordinate-related despiking of hydrocarbon reservoir data include receiving, by a computer system, multiple datapoints of a geomechanical property of a hydrocarbon reservoir modeled by a three-dimensional (3D) grid. Each datapoint corresponds to 3D coordinates of the 3D grid. For each datapoint, the computer system aggregates the datapoint with a noise component generated using the 3D coordinates corresponding to the datapoint. The computer system determines that the aggregated datapoint is unique to the multiple datapoints. The computer system performs a transform on the datapoints for Gaussian simulation. A display device of the computer system generates a graphical representation of the geomechanical property of the hydrocarbon reservoir based on the Gaussian simulation of the transformed datapoints.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for supplying blockchain computing power and a system thereof. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a computing power purchase request sent by a user-side terminal; generating purchase result data according to the computing power purchase request; scheduling a first blockchain server to provide users with computing service according to the purchase result data; when the first blockchain server stops serving, starting timing to obtain the target duration; judging whether the first blockchain server restarts the service when the target duration is less than the preset duration threshold, and obtaining a preset result; when the preset result is YES, improving the computing power of the first blockchain server correspondingly, so that the total service duration of the user and the actually obtained total computing power remain unchanged; when the preset result is NO, scheduling a second blockchain server to provide users with computing service.

Abstract: A system and method for achieving power isolation across different cloud tenants and workloads is provided. The system includes a model of per-workload power consumption and an approach for attributing power consumption for each container. It allows a cloud provider to detect abnormally high power usage caused by specific containers and/or tenants, and to neutralize the emerging power attacks that exploit information leakages in the public container cloud. The approach also enables the provider to bill tenants for their specific power usage. Thus, the technique herein provides a mechanism that operates to attribute power consumption data for each container to defend against emerging power attacks, as well as to make it feasible to develop a cloud billing model based on power usage. The mechanism defends against emerging power attacks in container cloud offerings by implementing in a power-based namespace workflow in an OS kernel.

Abstract: A method of controlling an operating temperature of a data storage device is disclosed. A threshold temperature for the storage device is set. Over time, during operation of the data storage device, an operating temperature of the storage device is measured at a plurality of points in time. A plurality of temperature measurements as a function of time are thereby obtained. Above threshold temperature measurements are accumulated over time to form a high temperature accumulation value (Vhigh), and below threshold temperature measurements are accumulated to form a low temperature accumulation value (Vlow). The low temperature accumulation value (Vlow) and the high temperature accumulation value (Vhigh) are compared. If an outcome of the comparison is that the high temperature accumulation value (Vhigh) is too high in relation to the low temperature accumulation value (Vlow), an operating temperature lowering action is initiated.

Abstract: A power delivery system of a computing system that is on alternating current (AC) power limits software administrative tasks to a system-controlled and tunable broadcast window. This window limitation allows a computing system to enter and stay in low-power states without variable disturbances from administrative functions that can be relegated to the window. For example, maintenance is restricted until the computing system broadcasts a notification. Legacy software and devices that do not understand these notifications can be told the AC power is not present nominally, and then be notified of AC power presence during maintenance intervals.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes using a transmitter to send data from the transmitter through a plurality of lanes to a receiver using a synchronous operation mode that includes sending the data from the transmitter through the plurality of lanes to the receiver in a synchronous transmission manner that relies on an alignment between a transmitter clock frequency and a receiver clock frequency. A synchronous operation performance analysis (SOPA) is performed during the synchronous operation mode. A switch from the synchronous operation mode to an asynchronous operation mode is made based on a result of performing the SOPA. The asynchronous operation mode includes sending the data from the transmitter through the plurality of lanes to the receiver without requiring alignment between the transmitter clock frequency and the receiver clock frequency.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for implementing a USB-IF certified programmable power supply algorithm on a USB-C port. The method involves using a software code running on a microcontroller which monitors voltage and current being supplied by a power supply controller IC on a VBUS line of the USB-C port. Based on the detected voltage/current corrective actions are taken by the software code to bring the voltage/current to accepted levels as requested by a port partner. Further, a PPS accelerator is configured to compute an average or a new current/voltage value and provide the computed average or a new current/voltage value to a microcontroller for subsequent decision making and for other related assessment process.

Abstract: A memory system and a data processing system including the memory system may manage a plurality of memory devices. For example, the data processing system may categorize and analyze error information from the memory devices, acquire characteristic data from the memory devices and set operation modes of the memory devices based on the characteristic data, allocate the memory devices to a host workload, detect a defective memory device among the memory devices and efficiently recover the defective memory device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing device power and efficiency based on host-controlled hints prior to low-power entry for PCI Express blocks and components. Data structures containing low-power state capability information mapping one or more fine-grained low-power states for each of at least one of an L0s, L1, L1.1, and L1.2 PCIe-defined low-power state are stored on a PCIe device coupled to a Host via a PCIe link. Messages are exchanged over the PCIe link between the Host and PCIe device to configure, using the low-power state capability information, blocks and/or components on the PCIe device to enter a fine-grained low-power state instead of an associated PCIe-defined low-power state mapped to the fine-grained low-power state when the PCIe device detects a power-change event or receives a command to enter the associated PCIe-defined low-power state. Sequences of power-level changes between multiple fine-grained low-power states may also be implemented.

Abstract: A wireless sensor for an associated machine or machine part which includes a communications module that wirelessly transmits data related to the associated machine or machine part. The communications module is mounted on the sensor and the sensor is disposed under the bottom side of the control circuitry. A sensor is configured to measure one or more properties of the associated machine or machine part. The wireless sensor can be used with a smart device app such that information from the wireless sensor can be received and displayed on the smart device.

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container.

Abstract: A display control device includes a first display capable of color display, a first controller performing reset control of the first display, and a second controller having less throughput than the first controller. The first controller executes reset control on the first display in a case of a first operation mode in which the first controller is active. The second controller executes reset control on the first display in a case of a second operation mode in which the first controller is inactive or in a case of detection of the first controller not operating normally.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and devices for cache memory power control. Some embodiments may include determining whether a processor is entering a lowest power mode of the processor, and switching a lowest power mode switch control signal to indicate to a cache power switch of the processor switching an electrical connection of a cache memory from a memory power rail to a processor power rail in response to determining that the processor is entering a lowest power mode.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may support establishing an E-UTRAN New Radio-Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) connection with a telecommunication network that involves both a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connection and a fifth generation (5G) connection. However, the EN-DC connection may drain a battery of the UE more quickly than the LTE connection would alone. Accordingly, an EN-DC switcher executing on the UE can determine when the UE should use the LTE connection alone or use the EN-DC connection, for example based on factors that may indicate when a user of the UE is less likely to perceive improved throughput or other benefits of the EN-DC connection.

Abstract: A deep neural network (DNN) module is disclosed that can dynamically partition neuron workload to reduce power consumption. The DNN module includes neurons and a group partitioner and scheduler unit. The group partitioner and scheduler unit divides a workload for the neurons into partitions in order to maximize the number of neurons that can simultaneously process the workload. The group partitioner and scheduler unit then assigns a group of neurons to each of the partitions. The groups of neurons in the DNN module process the workload in their assigned partition to generate a partial output value. The neurons in each group can then sum their partial output values to generate a final output value for the workload. The neurons can be powered down once the groups of neurons have completed processing their assigned workload to reduce power consumption.

Abstract: A system on chip (SoC) includes a first core and a second core, first and second power gating switches, and a first power switch. The first power gating switch is arranged between the first core and a first power rail that receives a first voltage, and is selectively turned on in response to a first power gating signal. The second power gating switch is arranged between the second core and a second power rail that receives a second voltage, and is selectively turned on in response to a second power gating signal. The first power switch is arranged between the first power rail and the second power rail, and is selectively turned on in response to a first power control signal to connect the first power gating switch or the second power gating switch both the first power rail and the second power rail.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of an external power supply and methods to enhance the output power delivered by an external power supply to a power consuming load. As described in more detail below, the embodiments disclosed herein enable an external power supply to deliver a higher than maximum output power for short periods of time when ambient temperatures within the external power supply are low. As the ambient temperature increases, the embodiments disclosed herein throttle (or incrementally reduce) the output power delivered by the external power supply until the maximum output power specified for the power supply is reached. Although not strictly limited to such, the external power supply may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB)-enabled AC/DC adapter, and more specifically, a USB Power Deliver (USB-PD) AC/DC adapter, in some embodiments.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a central processing device, a first logical circuit, and a serial memory interface circuit. The first logical circuit has a first scan chain in which a first scan pattern is set, is configured to suppress a leakage current when the first scan pattern for power saving is set in the first scan chain. The serial memory interface circuit is configured to acquire the first scan pattern for power saving from an external storage device. The leakage current of the first logical circuit is suppressed by transferring the first scan pattern for power saving acquired by the serial memory interface circuit to the first logical circuit and setting the first scan pattern for power saving in the first scan chain under control of the central processing device.

Abstract: A power profile library includes a plurality of power profiles with each power profile having a plurality of maximum clock speeds for respective processors. The maximum clock speeds of each power profile are selected to limit a maximum amount of heat per unit time generated by the processors in combination. A developer computer system selects sections of an eventual application for a consumer device and a target intent for each section. A power profile lookup uses the target intents to determine a power profile for each section.

Abstract: A computing system having at least one bus, a plurality of different memory components, and a processing device operatively coupled with the plurality of memory components through the at least one bus. The different memory components include first memory and second memory having different memory access speeds. The computing system further includes a memory virtualizer operatively to: store an address map between first addresses used by the processing device to access memory and second addresses used to access the first memory and the second memory; monitor usages of the first memory and the second memory; adjust the address map based on the usages to improve speed of the processing device in memory access involving the first memory and the second memory; and swap data content in the first memory and the second memory according to adjustments to the address map.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes a current protection controller to: receive instruction width information and instruction type information associated with one or more instructions stored in an instruction queue prior to execution of the one or more instructions by an execution circuit; determine a power license level for the core based on the corresponding instruction width information and the instruction type information; generate a request for a license for the core corresponding to the power license level; and communicate the request to a power controller when the one or more instructions are non-speculative, and defer communication of the request when at least one of the one or more instructions is speculative. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A system and method for layered authorization to manage a payment wallet for in-vehicle payments that include executing a vehicle connect application that allows a user to interface with a vehicle through a portable device. The vehicle connect application includes the payment wallet that is configured to be used to provide in-vehicle payments. The system and method also include determining if a plurality of layered authentication processes are successfully completed. The system and method further include allowing access and usage of the payment wallet through the vehicle connect application to complete the in-vehicle payments based on determining the successful completion of the plurality of layered authentication processes.

Abstract: Examples relate to flexible datacenters or other power loads tolerant of intermittent operation and configured to use power received behind-the-meter. A system may include a set of computing systems powered by behind-the-meter power and a datacenter control system. The datacenter control system may be configured to monitor a set of conditions that includes behind-the-meter power availability at the set of computing systems and perform a weighted analysis using the set of monitored conditions. Based on the weighted analysis, the datacenter control system may be configured to modulate operating attributes of one or more computing systems of the set of computing systems. In some examples, the datacenter control system is a remote master control system in communication with a datacenter control system of a flexible datacenter housing the set of computing systems.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide methods and systems for providing power throttling adapted for high performance network switches. A method includes determining, for each of a plurality of measurement periods within a thermal average period, an energy usage estimate for a packet processing block configured to process ingress packets at a power gated clock rate. The method includes determining, for each of the plurality of measurement periods, a target clock rate for the packet processing block based on the determined energy usage estimates to meet a target energy value that is averaged for the thermal average period. The method includes adjusting, for each of the plurality of measurement periods, the power gated clock rate towards the target clock rate, wherein the adjusting causes the packet processing block to process the ingress packets at the adjusted power gated clock rate.

Abstract: A method for performing sudden power off recovery (SPOR) management, an associated memory device and a controller thereof, and an associated electronic device are provided. The method may include: triggering writing an expansion block; regarding a target block, setting a page count and a start page number for being processed with binary search; at least according to the page count and the start page number, performing the binary search on the target block to find a first empty page within the target block; performing page-by-page search, starting from the first empty page in a backward direction within the target block, to find the last valid page within the target block; determining an abandonment range within the expansion block according to the last valid page and the first empty page; and performing dummy programming on all expansion pages within the abandonment range.

Abstract: A power supply with a DC-DC converter and a switching converter comprises an intermediate circuit and at least one output switching regulator. The intermediate circuit has an intermediate circuit voltage, and is connected to a supply voltage via the DC-DC converter. The at least one output switching regulator is connected to the intermediate circuit, and configured to supply, on the output side, a regulated output voltage.

Abstract: A server system and a power-saving method thereof are provided. The power-saving method includes: enabling, by a programmable logic unit in a working mode, a power-on control unit to operate according to a working power; determining, by the power-on control unit in the working mode, whether a power-saving power-off signal is received, and when the power-saving power-off signal is received, controlling, by the power-on control unit, the server system to be powered off and switched from the working mode to a soft-off mode; operating, by the programmable logic unit, according to standby power to enable, in the soft-off mode, the power-on control unit to operate according to the standby power; and turning off, by a baseboard management control unit, the programmable logic unit according to the power-saving power-off signal when the power-on control unit operates according to the standby power, to turn off the power-on control unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for managing a power supply state of a memory and a chip, where the memory includes a plurality of storage areas, and the plurality of storage areas are separately powered by an independent power supply. The method includes: determining an occupancy condition of the plurality of storage areas by a program according to allocation address information of a segment, in the program, to be stored in the plurality of storage areas; and configuring a power supply state of the plurality of storage areas according to the occupancy condition of the plurality of storage areas by the program.

Abstract: A solution for managing vehicles both individually and as a group of associated vehicles is provided. A vehicle node can be located on each vehicle in the group and obtain and process data from a plurality of sensors also located on the vehicle. The vehicle node can be configured to communicate, either directly or indirectly, with a group system assigned to the group using a wireless communications solution. The group system can acquire monitoring data for all of the group of associated vehicles, which can be used to manage the group of associated vehicles and/or one or more individual vehicles in the group. The group system can be located on a vehicle traveling as part of the group of associated vehicles or at a fixed location.

Abstract: A processor is provided that includes a first multiplication unit in a first data path of the processor, the first multiplication unit configured to perform single issue multiply instructions, and a second multiplication unit in the first data path, the second multiplication unit configured to perform single issue multiply instructions, wherein the first multiplication unit and the second multiplication unit are configured to execute respective single issue multiply instructions in parallel.

Abstract: An integrated circuit may be provided with cryptocurrency mining capabilities. The integrated circuit may include control circuitry and a number of processing cores that complete a Secure Hash Algorithm 256 (SHA-256) function in parallel. Logic circuitry may be shared between multiple processing cores. Each processing core may perform sequential rounds of cryptographic hashing operations based on a hash input and message word inputs. The control circuitry may control the processing cores to complete the SHA-256 function over different search spaces. The shared logic circuitry may perform a subset of the sequential rounds for multiple processing cores. If desired, the shared logic circuitry may generate message word inputs for some of the sequential rounds across multiple processing cores. By sharing logic circuitry across cores, chip area consumption and power efficiency may be improved relative to scenarios where the cores are formed using only dedicated logic.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for scheduling a task, a device and a medium. The method includes: obtaining a processing task to be executed from a task queue via a main thread bound to a processor, in which the processor is configured to execute the main thread, to execute the processing task; obtaining a newly triggered processing task; in response to determining that a priority of the newly triggered processing task is greater than or equal to a priority of the processing task executed on the main thread, assigning the newly triggered processing task to a standby thread; and dispatching and assigning a processor from at least one processor through the system kernel to execute the standby thread.

Abstract: A data storage system may have a number of data storage devices that each have a non-volatile memory connected to different first and second memory buffers. A data storage device can consist of a non-volatile memory where a data sector is stored. A network controller can consist of a buffer module connected to a first memory buffer and a second memory buffer that receives a data read request from the host for the data sector and evaluates the first and second memory buffers as a destination for the data sector after the data sector arrives at the buffer module. The buffer module may choose the first memory buffer and store the data sector in the first memory buffer prior to providing the data sector to the host to satisfy the data read request from the first memory buffer.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising power state determination circuitry to determine a power state of a processing circuit; and control circuitry to issue a control signal relating to an item of data stored in a first storage circuitry. When the power state of the processing circuit is a predetermined state, the control circuitry issues a further control signal to a second storage circuitry to indicate whether the item of data is to be retained by the second storage circuitry.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, a device, and a computer program for migrating a backup system. A method for migrating a backup system includes: storing a backup copy from a first backup system to a second backup system, wherein the first backup system is used to store historical backup copies of an application system, and the second backup system is used to store future backup copies of the application system; dividing the backup copy into multiple backup extents; receiving a backup request for backing up a data object in the application system; and backing up, based on a comparison between the data object and the multiple backup extents, the data object to the second backup system to form a backup copy corresponding to the data object.

Abstract: Apparatuses comprising processing circuitry, a first wakeup interrupt controller connected to the processing circuitry via a first interface, and a second wakeup interrupt controller connected to the processing circuitry via a second interface, and methods of operating such apparatuses, are disclosed. Prior to the processing circuitry entering a low power state, information defining at least one wakeup event is transferred from the processing circuitry to a selected wakeup interrupt controller. Whilst the processing circuitry is in the low power state, the selected wakeup interrupt controller receives event indications. If one of these event indications is a defined wakeup event, then the processing circuitry is caused to exit the low power state.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print head, a main control unit, a head control unit, and a head unit power supply to generate a voltage to be supplied to the head control unit. The main control unit checks whether the main control unit is normally started up. The head control unit includes an operation checker to check whether the head control unit normally operates if the main control unit is normally started up and the head control unit is supplied with a check voltage, a head power supply generator to generate a voltage to be supplied to the print head if the head control unit normally operates, and a status detector to detect a status of the print head based on the voltage supplied to the print head, and control the voltage to be supplied to the head control unit depending on the status detected by the status detector.

Abstract: An advanced wireless communication system, and a method for use at an advanced wireless communication system are disclosed that support direct communication to provide flexible resource pool sharing. The method comprises: measuring, at a first UE, utilization of at least one resource pool of a direct communication channel associated with a configured shared region; transmitting, by the first UE and to at least one second UE, sidelink control information (SCI) identifying a selected resource pool of the at least one resource pool; and transmitting, by the first UE and to the at least one second UE, data associated with the SCI in the selected resource pool.

Abstract: Data Center (DC) server power management monitors resource utilization and energy consumption characteristics of an individual host server, and a Virtual Machine (VM) and the applications running inside any VM of DC servers. An analysis and learning module identifies trends and opportunities to optimize DC resources by releasing the underutilized host servers. It derives power metrics to measure the energy footprint of the VMs and the associated applications. It suggests optimal destination servers to migrate each of the VMs with corresponding applications from the underutilized host servers. The power consumption of these VMs with their applications on the power-efficient destination servers is less after the migration. Powering off the underutilized freed-up servers saves energy impacting the overall power consumption of the data center.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method of protecting a calculation on a first number and a second number, including the steps of: generating a third number including at least the bits of the second number, the number of bits of the third number being an integer multiple of a fourth number; dividing the third number into blocks each having the size of the fourth number; successively, for each block of the third number: performing a first operation with a first operator on the contents of a first register and of a second register, and then on the obtained intermediate result and the first number, and placing the result in a third register; and for each bit of the current block, performing a second operation by submitting the content of the third register to a second operator with a function of the rank of the current bit of the third number, and then to the first operator with the content of the first or of the second register according to state “0” or “1” of said bit, and placing the result in the first or second re

Abstract: Techniques for efficiently purging non-active blocks in an NVM region of an NVM device using virtblocks are provided. In one set of embodiments, a host system can maintain, in the NVM device, a pointer entry (i.e., virtblock entry) for each allocated data block of the NVM region, where page table entries of the NVM region that refer to the allocated data block include pointers to the pointer entry, and where the pointer entry includes a pointer to the allocated data block. The host system can further determine that a subset of the allocated data blocks of the NVM region are non-active blocks and can purge the non-active blocks from the NVM device to a mass storage device, where the purging comprises updating the pointer entry for each non-active block to point to a storage location of the non-active block on the mass storage device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system receives from a host a first write request including a first block identifier designating a first write destination block to which first write data is to be written. The memory system acquires the first write data from a write buffer temporarily holding write data corresponding to each of the write requests, and writes the first write data to a write destination page in the first write destination block. The memory system releases a region in the write buffer, storing data which is made readable from the first write destination block by writing the first write data to the write destination page. The data made readable is a data of a page in the first write destination block preceding the write destination page.

Abstract: Dynamic tiering of datacenter power for workloads is disclosed. A power capacity, including redundant power capacity and granular power capacity values within a datacenter, is determined. An outage time duration requirement for the power capacity that was determined is evaluated, where the outage time duration requirement is a number of minutes. A hold time duration requirement for the power capacity is evaluated, where the hold time duration is a number of minutes. A number of allowable occurrences of power outage for the power capacity is evaluated. A power requirement metric, based on the outage time duration requirement, the hold time duration requirement, and the number of occurrences, is calculated. A power topology within the datacenter is modified based on the power requirement metric. The modifying provides dynamic power tiering within the datacenter. The dynamic tiering includes a variable service level agreement for power within the datacenter.