Data storage devices with performance-aware power capping

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9541988-B2
Application number	US-201414493296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2014
Priority date	Sep 22, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

Systems, methods, and firmware for power control of data storage devices are provided herein. In one example, a data storage device is presented. The data storage device includes a storage control system to identify a power threshold for the data storage device. The data storage device determines power consumption characteristics for the data storage device and enters into a power controlled mode for the data storage device that adjusts at least a storage transaction queue depth in the data storage device to establish the power consumption characteristics as below the power threshold for the data storage device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a data storage device to control power usage of the data storage device, the method comprising:
identifying a power threshold for the data storage device;
determining power consumption characteristics for the data storage device by at least:
writing a set of identifiers to predefined locations on storage media of the data storage device responsive to an asynchronous request from a host system;
measuring associated power usage from writing the set of identifiers; and

entering into a power controlled mode for the data storage device; and
responsively adjusting at least a storage transaction queue depth in the data storage device to establish the power consumption characteristics as below the power threshold for the data storage device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising dedicating a maximum storage transaction queue depth for the data storage device to increase throughput above a throughput threshold while the power consumption characteristics are maintained below the power threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising decreasing the storage transaction queue depth to reduce latency to below a latency threshold while the power consumption characteristics are maintained below the power threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising adaptively adjusting the storage transaction queue depth proportional to a difference between actual power consumption characteristics and target power consumption characteristics.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising measuring power consumption characteristics utilizing a power measurement system in the data storage device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating power consumption characteristics to the host system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining power consumption characteristics further comprises at least one of configuring a sampling rate, establishing a measurement period, and selecting among a time-based power measurement and a transaction-based power measurement for a power measurement system.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising controlling operation of a power measurement system of the data storage device by the host system.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying a range of queue depth sizes within the storage transaction queue.

10. A data storage device for controlling power consumption comprising:
a storage control system configured to identify a power threshold of the data storage device; and
a power measurement system configured to monitor power consumption characteristics of the data storage device by at least:
writing a set of identifiers to predefined locations on storage media of the data storage device responsive to an asynchronous request from a host system; and
measuring associated power usage from writing the set of identifiers;

wherein the storage control system is further configured to:
enter into a power controlled mode for the data storage device; and
responsively adjust at least a storage transaction queue depth in the data storage device to establish the power consumption characteristics as below the power threshold for the data storage device.

11. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to dedicate a maximum storage transaction queue depth for the data storage device to increase throughput above a throughput threshold while the power consumption characteristics are maintained below the power threshold.

12. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to decrease the storage transaction queue depth to reduce latency to below a latency threshold while the power consumption characteristics are maintained below the power threshold.

13. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to adaptively adjust the storage transaction queue depth proportional to a difference between actual power consumption characteristics and target power consumption characteristics.

14. The data storage device of claim 10 wherein the power measurement system is further configured to measure power consumption of the data storage device to determine the power consumption characteristics.

15. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to communicate power consumption characteristics to the host system.

16. The data storage device of claim 10 wherein the power measurement system is configured to determine the power consumption characteristics with at least one of a configurable sampling rate, a configurable measurement period, a time-based power measurement, and a transaction-based power measurement.

17. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to receive and respond to control commands from the host system to control operation of at least the power measurement system.

18. The data storage device of claim 10 , wherein the storage control system is further configured to identify a range of queue depth sizes within the storage transaction queue.

Assignees

• HGST Netherlands BV
• Western Digital Tech Inc

Inventors

• Khatib Mohammed Ghiath
• Le Moal Damien Cyril Daniel

Classifications

• G06F1/3221

  of disk drive devices · CPC title

• G06F3/0659

  Command handling arrangements, e.g. command buffers, queues, command scheduling · CPC title

• G06F1/3268 Primary

  Power saving in hard disk drive · CPC title

• G06F3/0625

  Power saving in storage systems · CPC title

• G06F1/3225 Primary

  of memory devices · CPC title