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Probabilistic Aspects of Flash Filestores

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Zoe Andrews

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Abstract

Flash filestores have a variety of unique features that lead to interesting design constraints. One challenge is that of ensuring that each block of the drive is used and erased evenly, known as "wear-levelling". This paper presents a novel approach to the analysis of wear-levelling algorithms using probabilistic specification and analysis techniques. A simplified version of the wear-levelling algorithm used in the JFFS flash filestore is used as an illustration. The expected lifetime of a flash filestore implementing such an algorithm is derived using probabilistic proof techniques.


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Author(s): Andrews Z, McIver A, Meinicke L, Morgan C

Publication type: Report

Publication status: Published

Series Title: School of Computing Science Technical Report Series

Year: 2010

Pages: 13

Print publication date: 01/05/2010

Source Publication Date: May 2010

Report Number: 1202

Institution: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne

URL: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/publications/trs/papers/1202.pdf


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