Understanding and Optimizing Hybrid SSD with High-Density and Low-Cost Flash Memory

  • Liang Shi
  • , Longfei Luo
  • , Yina Lv
  • , Shicheng Li
  • , Changlong Li*
  • , Edwin Hsing-Mean Sha
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With the development of NAND flash technology, hybrid SSDs with high-density and low-cost flash memory have become the mainstream of the existing SSD architecture. In this architecture, two flash modes can be dynamically switched, such as single-level cell (SLC) mode and quad-level cell (QLC) mode. Based on evaluations and analysis of multiple real devices, this paper presents two interesting findings. They demonstrate that the coordination between the two flash-modes is not well-designed in existing architectures. This paper proposes HyFlex, which redesigns the strategies of data placement and flash-mode management of hybrid SSDs in a flexible approach. Specifically, two novel optimization strategies are proposed: velocity-based I/O scheduling (VIS) and garbage collection (GC)-aware capacity tuning (GCT). Experimental results show that HyFlex achieves encouraging performance and endurance improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE 39th International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages236-243
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665432191
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event39th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 24 Oct 202127 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors
Volume2021-October
ISSN (Print)1063-6404

Conference

Conference39th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, ICCD 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period24/10/2127/10/21

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