Magnetic disk device and write control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9576604-B1
Application number	US-201615015260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 4, 2016
Priority date	Aug 27, 2015
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

A magnetic disk device according to an embodiment includes a disk including a plurality of tracks, a head configured to write and read data to and from the disk, and a controller configured to control an off-track of the head, which occurs when data is written to one track included in the plurality of tracks, within an allowable range of an amount of the off-track, which is set based on a count value of at least another track other than the one track.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnetic disk device comprising:
a disk including a plurality of tracks;
a head configured to write and read data to and from the disk; and
a controller configured to control an off-track of the head, which occurs when data is written to one track included in the plurality of tracks, within an allowable range of an amount of the off-track, which is set based on a count value of at least another track other than the one track.

2. The magnetic disk device of claim 1 , wherein:
the controller sets a first allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an inner side of the one track in a radial direction of the disk, based on a first count value of a first track of a plurality of tracks on the inner side of the one track;
sets a second allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an outer side of the one track in the radial direction of the disk, based on a second count value of a second track of a plurality of tracks on the outer side of the one track; and
controls an off-track to the inner side from a center of the one track within the first allowable range and an off-track to the outer side from the center of the one track within the second allowable range.

3. The magnetic disk device of claim 2 , wherein the first track is a track adjacent to the inner side of the one track and the second track is a track adjacent to the outer side of the one track.

4. The magnetic disk device of claim 3 , wherein:
the controller stops write to the one track if the amount of the off-track exceeds the first allowable range or the second allowable range;
reads first data from the first track or reads second data from the second track, and performs a rewrite process of writing the read first data to the first track or writing the read second data to the second track; and
resumes the write to the one track.

5. The magnetic disk device of claim 4 , wherein:
the controller calculates a first differential value representing a difference between a threshold value for performing the rewrite process and the first count value and a second differential value representing a difference between the threshold value and the second count value, based on the first count value, the second count value, and the threshold value; and
sets the first allowable range and the second allowable range based on the first differential value, the second differential value, and a table representing relation of an additional value to the count value and the amount of the off-track.

6. The magnetic disk device of claim 5 , wherein the controller performs the rewrite process for the first track or the second track before the first count value of the first track or the second count value of the second track exceeds the threshold value.

7. The magnetic disk device of claim 1 , wherein:
the controller sets a first allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an inner side of the one track in a radial direction of the disk, based on first count values of first tracks of a plurality of tracks on the inner side of the one track;
sets a second allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an outer side of the one track in the radial direction of the disk, based on second count values of second tracks of a plurality of tracks on the outer side of the one track; and
controls an off-track to the inner side from a center of the one track within the first allowable range and an off-track to the outer side from the center of the one track within the second allowable range.

8. The magnetic disk device of claim 1 , wherein:
the controller stops write to the one track if the amount of the off-track exceeds the allowable range;
reads data from the at least another track and performs a rewrite process of writing the read data to the at least another track; and
resumes the write to the one track.

9. The magnetic disk device of claim 8 , wherein:
the controller calculates a differential value representing a difference between a threshold value for performing the rewrite process and the count value of the at least another track, based on the threshold value and the count value; and
sets the allowable range based on the differential value and a table representing relation of an additional value to the count value and the amount of the off-track.

10. The magnetic disk device of claim 9 , wherein the controller performs the rewrite process for the at least another track before the count value of the at least another track exceeds the threshold value.

11. A write control method of a magnetic disk device comprising a disk including a plurality of tracks and a head configured to write and read data to and from the disk, the method comprising:
controlling an off-track of the head, which occurs when data is written to one track included in the plurality of tracks, within an allowable range of an amount of the off-track, which is set based on a count value of at least another track other than the one track.

12. The write control method of claim 11 , further comprising:
setting a first allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an inner side of the one track in a radial direction of the disk, based on a first count value of a first track of a plurality of tracks on the inner side of the one track;
setting a second allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an outer side of the one track in the radial direction of the disk, based on a second count value of a second track of a plurality of tracks on the outer side of the one track;
controlling an off-track to the inner side from a center of the one track within the first allowable range; and
controlling an off-track to the outer side from the center of the one track within the second allowable range.

13. The write control method of claim 12 , wherein the first track is a track adjacent to the inner side of the one track and the second track is a track adjacent to the outer side of the one track.

14. The write control method of claim 13 , further comprising:
stopping write to the one track if the amount of the off-track exceeds the first allowable range or the second allowable range;
reading first data from the first track or reading second data from the second track, and performing a rewrite process of writing the read first data to the first track or writing the read second data to the second track; and
resuming the write to the one track.

15. The write control method of claim 14 , further comprising:
calculating a first differential value representing a difference between a threshold value for performing the rewrite process and the first count value and a second differential value representing a difference between the threshold value and the second count value, based on the first count value, the second count value, and the threshold value; and
setting the first allowable range and the second allowable range based on the first differential value, the second differential value, and a table representing relation of an additional value to the count value and the amount of the off-track.

16. The write control method of claim 15 , further comprising:
performing the rewrite process for the first track or the second track before the first count value of the first track or the second count value of the second track exceeds the threshold value.

17. The write control method of claim 11 , further comprising:
setting a first allowable range of an amount of an off-track to an inner side of the one track in a radial direction of the disk, based on first count values of first tracks of a plurality of tracks on the inner side of the one trac

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Inamura Seiji

Classifications

• G11B5/59627 Primary

  Aligning for runout, eccentricity or offset compensation (G11B5/5534, G11B5/59677, G11B5/59688 take precedence) · CPC title

• G11B19/041

  Detection or prevention of read or write errors · CPC title

• G11B19/06

  by counting or timing of machine operations · CPC title

• G11B19/045 Primary

  by detecting mistracking · CPC title

• G11B5/09

  Digital recording · CPC title