CN106325462A - Power supply management method of electronic device and solid-state drive of electronic device - Google Patents
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The invention provides a power supply management method of an electronic device and a solid-state drive of the electronic device. The solid-state drive comprises a controller and a plurality of memory particles distinguished into a plurality of channels. The method is characterized in that the solid-state drive uses the channel corresponding to one power supply state in at least one power supply state to provide data parallel processing, wherein a controller of the solid-state drive sets the power supply states; for each power supply state, only partial channels are used for providing data parallel processing; in addition, the numbers of the channels used by the power supply states are different; by using the power supply management mode, the electronic device can realize the balance between the energy consumption and the efficiency of the solid-state drive access.
Description
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electronic installation and method for managing power supply thereof, and in particular to one
Electronic installation and the method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc thereof.
Background technology
Employing perimeter component interconnection expansion at present (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express,
It being called for short PCI-E) solid state hard disc (Solid State Disk, be called for short SSD) of interface behaves most asking of denouncing
Topic be exactly when reality is read and write energy consumption too high.Compared to typically using Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment, is called for short SATA) the storage the device about 2～energy of 3W of interface
Consumption, use the solid state hard disc of PCI-E interface when at full speed read-write, energy consumption more than 10W the most easily, this
The heat of moment may result in user and feels scorching hot.
For the power management of solid state hard disc, nonvolatile memory alliance (Non-Volatile Memory
Express, is called for short NVMe) in fact it is defined power supply status (Power State) and allows each manufacturer voluntarily
Application.Except non-operating state (Non-Operational State is called for short Non-OP State), still have
The design of operating state (OP State) can allow the energy consumption of NVMe device be effectively suppressed.
But, the Rapid storage technique (Rapid of current technology such as Intel company (Intel Corporation)
Storage Technology, is called for short RST) not operating state for solid state hard disc make perfect setting
Meter, when solid state hard disc is when performing reading and writing data, and all of passage can be enabled to reach the quickest simultaneously
Transmission, the most inevitably cause the result of high energy consumption.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides the method for managing power supply of a kind of electronic installation and solid state hard disc thereof, can fill according to electronics
The software and hardware behaviour in service put, controls solid state hard disc and uses all or part of passage to provide the parallel of data
Process.
The method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc of the present invention, it is adaptable to there is the electronic installation of solid state hard disc,
This solid state hard disc includes controller and divides into multiple memorizer granules of multiple passage.The method is by solid-state
Hard disk uses one of them corresponding passage of at least one power supply status to provide the parallel processing of data, its
The controller of middle solid state hard disc includes arranging these power supply status, and each power supply status only uses the logical of part
Road provides the parallel processing of data, and the number of channels that these power supply status use is different.
The electronic installation of the present invention includes solid state hard disc.Solid state hard disc includes controller and divides into multiple logical
Multiple memorizer granules in road, its middle controller can arrange at least one power supply status of solid state hard disc, and
Using the passage corresponding to one of them power supply status to provide the parallel processing of data, each power supply status is only
The passage using part provides the parallel processing of data, and the number of channels that these power supply status use is different.
Based on above-mentioned, the electronic installation of the present invention and the method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc thereof are by solid state hard disc
Controller multiple power supply status is set, these power supply status use all or part of passage to provide respectively
The parallel processing of data.Accordingly, electronic installation can switch solid state hard disc according to its software and hardware behaviour in service
Power supply status, with enable an appropriate number of passage provide data access.By above-mentioned power management side
Formula can allow electronic installation obtain balance between usefulness and the energy consumption of access solid state hard disc.
For the features described above of the present invention and advantage can be become apparent, special embodiment below, and coordinate
Accompanying drawing is described in detail below.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the block chart of the electronic installation shown by one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 4 is the example of the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention.
Description of reference numerals:
10: electronic installation；
12,40: processor；
14: solid state hard disc；
142: controller
144: memorizer granule；
S202～S206, S302～S306: step.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention is directed to solid state hard disc and arrange multiple power sources state, each power supply status correspondence is different number of
Passage so that solid state hard disc can coordinate the software and hardware behaviour in service of electronic installation to switch its power supply status, with
Enable an appropriate number of passage electronic devices access data.Thereby, electronic installation moment can not only be avoided
Produce too high energy consumption, also can suitably regulate the energy consumption of electronic installation, take between access usefulness and energy consumption
Must balance.
Fig. 1 is the block chart of the electronic installation shown by one embodiment of the invention.Refer to Fig. 1, this reality
The electronic installation 10 executing example e.g. uses solid state hard disc 14 as data storage medium and to use battery to make
The devices such as notebook computer, panel computer, smart mobile phone or the multimedia device for power supply, its kind exists
This does not limits.Due to these devices can limited power, it is therefore desirable to carry out power management, particularly
The solid state hard disc 14 that energy consumption is higher.Electronic installation 10 includes processor 12 and solid state hard disc 14, function
It is described below:
Processor 12 e.g. has the CPU (Central of single core or multi-core
Processing Unit, is called for short CPU), or the general service of other programmable or specific use is micro-
(Digital Signal Processor is called for short for processor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor
DSP), Programmable Logic Controller, special IC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit,
It is called for short ASIC) or other likes or the combination of said elements.In the present embodiment, processor 12
Couple solid state hard disc 14, to access the data of solid state hard disc 14.
Solid state hard disc 14 includes controller 142 and multiple memorizer granule (die) 144.Controller 42
E.g. embedded controller (Embedded Controller is called for short EC) or control chip (Control
Chip), memorizer granule 144 e.g. uses anti-and flash memory (NAND Flash memory)
Or the granule of other non-volatile (Non-volatile) memorizeies, it can divide into multiple passage, and can
Control by controller 142, it is provided that all or part of passage accesses memorizer granule to processor 12
144 data stored.
All passages can be enabled, the controller 142 of the present embodiment relative to the controller of conventional solid-state hard disk
Nonvolatile memory alliance (Non-Volatile Memory Express is called for short NVMe) can be utilized to set
The operating state (OP State) of meter arranges multiple power sources state to solid state hard disc 14.Such as, controller
The pre-set operation state of solid state hard disc 14 can be set to power supply status PS0 by 142, in this case, Gu
State hard disk 14 can provide 8 passages to access to processor 12 simultaneously.Additionally, controller 142 is also
Can additionally arrange power supply status PS1 and PS2, it can provide 4 passages and the data of 2 passages respectively
Parallel processing.Thereby, processor 12 can judge electricity according to the software and hardware situation that electronic installation 10 is current
The use situation of sub-device 10, and then control controller 142 Switching power state, to provide right quantity
Passage access data for processor 12.
Specifically, Fig. 2 is the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention
Flow chart.Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the method for the present embodiment is applicable to above-mentioned electronic installation 10.
Hereinafter each item of electronic installation 10 in i.e. collocation Fig. 1, illustrates the detailed process of the present embodiment method.
First, by the software and hardware behaviour in service of processor 12 detection. electronics 10 to judge service condition
(step S202).And according to the service condition judged, processor 12 can control solid-state further
The controller 142 of hard disk 14 switches the power supply status (step S204) of solid state hard disc 14.Indication herein
Software and hardware behaviour in service refer to electronic installation 10 may have influence on the various of electronic installation 10 energy consumption
Factor, it can divide into hardware components and software section.
For example, in one embodiment, processor 12 such as can detection. electronics 10 power supply come
Source is to judge to use situation.Wherein, if processor 12 detects that electronic installation 10 is to use transformator to make
For power supply, then can assert the demand immediately that non-transformer manages, therefore control the controller of solid state hard disc 14
The power supply status of solid state hard disc 14 is switched to power supply status PS0 as in the foregoing embodiment by 142；Instead
It, if processor 12 detect electronic installation 10 be use battery as power supply, then electricity based on battery
Power is limited, it is necessary to carry out power management to save electric power, therefore controls the controller of solid state hard disc 14
142 the power supply status of solid state hard disc 14 switched to power supply status PS1 as in the foregoing embodiment or
PS2。
In another embodiment, processor 12 such as can the most performed application of detection. electronics 10
The kind of program and number, to judge to use situation.Wherein, if processor 12 detects electronic installation
10 currently perform test the speed (Benchmark) software or the game that access solid state hard disc 14 demand is higher
Software, then need solid state hard disc 14 to provide all passages to access data for it, therefore control solid state hard disc
The power supply status of solid state hard disc 14 is switched to power supply as in the foregoing embodiment by the controller 142 of 14
State PS0；Otherwise, if processor 12 detects that electronic installation 10 is only relatively low in execution performance requirements
Word processor, then can control the controller 142 power supply shape by solid state hard disc 14 of solid state hard disc 14
State switches to power supply status PS1 or PS2 as in the foregoing embodiment, to save electric power and to reduce body
Temperature.
Solid state hard disc 14, after Switching power state, i.e. can use the passage corresponding to this power supply status to carry
Parallel processing (step S206) for data.With power supply status PS0～PS2 described in previous embodiment it is
Example, if solid state hard disc 14 is switched to power supply status PS0, then can provide 8 passages to processor 12 simultaneously
Access；If solid state hard disc 14 is switched to power supply status PS1, then 4 passages can be provided to place simultaneously
Reason device 12 accesses；If solid state hard disc 14 is switched to power supply status PS2, the most only provide 2 passages
Access to processor 12.Where it is assumed that provide the energy consumption of 8 passages to be about 10W, then by passage
When number reduces to 4 passages, its energy consumption can reduce to about 5W, when port number is reduced to 4 passages,
Its energy consumption then can reduce to about 2.5W.Thereby, solid state hard disc 14 can be avoided the most all to enable
All passages, so that overall energy consumption is too high.
It should be noted that, the present invention changes the quantity of enabled passage not only by Switching power state, also
Including according to electronic installation 10 data to be accessed position in solid state hard disc 14 and access these numbers
According to order, adjust passage to be enabled quantity and order.Hereinafter describe in detail for an embodiment the most again.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention.Please
Referring concurrently to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, in method system explanatory diagram 2 embodiment of the present embodiment, step S206 is detailed
Flow process.
Specifically, controller 142 after the power supply status of switching solid state hard disc 14, such as, can receive
The data access request (step S302) of processor 12, with according to record in this data access request
The logical block addresses (Logical Block Address is called for short LBA) of data to be accessed, it is judged that number
According to the passage accessed needed for access request and access sequence (step S304).Afterwards, controller 142 meeting
According to the number of active lanes corresponding to institute's Switching power state, sequentially enable the required access of this data access request
Passage with provide data parallel processing (step S306).Wherein, enabled whenever controller 142
At the end of the data of a passage in passage process, controller 142 i.e. can be by this pathway closure foundation
Access sequence enables next passage to provide data access.By the way of this enables in turn, solid-state is hard
Dish 14 all only has 4 passages meeting synchronous operations within the same time forever, thereby can save and enable institute simultaneously
There is energy consumption produced by passage.
For example, Fig. 4 is the method for managing power supply of the solid state hard disc shown by one embodiment of the invention
Example.Refer to Fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the processor 40 of solid state hard disc connects 8 passages (bag
Include passage 0～7) memorizer granule.In original power supply status, 8 passages can be activated simultaneously with
Transmit for data.When power supply status is switched to and only to use 4 passages by processor 40, it such as can be from
The logical block addresses understanding its data to be accessed in the data access request of electronic installation includes passage
The block of memorizer granule in 1～5, and its access order be passage 1, passage 2, passage 3, passage
4, passage 5.Now, processor 40 can first enable passage 1～4, and closing passage 0,5～7 so that
Electronic installation can simultaneously data of all memorizer granules in access path 1～4.At the data of passage 1
Reason terminate and passage 2～4 the most operationally, processor 40 can cut out passage 1 and be opened by passage 5.
Thereby, processor 40 can maintain only 4 passages to operate in this power supply status simultaneously, and can save and open
By energy consumption produced by all passages.
It should be noted that, in the above-described embodiments, the processor of electronic installation is e.g. at solid state hard disc
In non-operating state (Non-OP State) or returned to non-operating state by operating state and (the most do not access number
According to) time, the power supply status of solid state hard disc could be switched.If during access data, processor is examined
When measuring the software and hardware behaviour in service change of electronic installation and the power supply status of solid state hard disc need to be changed, also can
When data access terminate solid state hard disc return to non-operating state time, just can switch the power supply shape of solid state hard disc
State, to carry out follow-up data access.
In sum, the electronic installation of the present invention and the method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc thereof are hard for solid-state
Dish arranges multiple power sources state, and defines solid state hard disc number of enabled passage under various power supply status.
Thereby, electronic installation can switch the power supply shape of solid state hard disc at random according to current software and hardware behaviour in service
State, and between access usefulness and energy consumption, obtain balance.Additionally, the present invention is more according to the number of electronic installation
Logical blocks position according to access request data to be accessed, it is judged that these data position in solid state hard disc
Put, and sequentially enable the passage at data place, and save and open the energy consumption that unnecessary passage is caused.
Although the present invention is disclosed above with embodiment, so it is not limited to the present invention, any affiliated
Technical field has usually intellectual, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, a little when making
Change and retouching, therefore protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion depending on the defined person of appended claims.
Last it is noted that various embodiments above is only in order to illustrate technical scheme, rather than right
It limits；Although the present invention being described in detail with reference to foregoing embodiments, this area common
Skilled artisans appreciate that the technical scheme described in foregoing embodiments still can be modified by it,
Or the most some or all of technical characteristic is carried out equivalent；And these amendments or replacement, and
The essence not making appropriate technical solution departs from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
Claims (10)
1. the method for managing power supply of a solid state hard disc, it is characterised in that be applicable to that there is solid state hard disc
Electronic installation, described solid state hard disc includes controller and divides into multiple memorizer granules of multiple passage,
Described method comprises the following steps:
Described solid state hard disc uses one of them corresponding described passage of at least one power supply status to provide number
According to parallel processing, the described controller of wherein said solid state hard disc includes arranging described power supply status, respectively
Described power supply status only uses the described passage of part to provide the parallel processing of data, and described power supply status
The quantity of the described passage used is different.
The method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also wrap
Include:
Detect the power supply source of described electronic installation to judge that one uses situation, wherein said power supply source bag
Include transformator and battery；And
Control described controller according to described use situation and switch the described power supply status of described solid state hard disc.
The method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also wrap
Include:
Detect kind and the number of described electronic installation application program performed at present, to judge a use
Situation；And
Control described controller according to described use situation and switch the described power supply status of described solid state hard disc.
The method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described
Solid state hard disc uses one of them corresponding described passage of described power supply status to provide the parallel processing of data
Step include:
Receive a data access request of described electronic installation；
According to the logical block addresses of record in described data access request, it is judged that described data access request
The described passage of required access and access sequence；And
According to the number of the described passage corresponding to described power supply status, sequentially enabling described data access please
Ask the described passage of required access to provide the parallel processing of data.
The method for managing power supply of solid state hard disc the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that sequentially
Enable the described passage of the required access of described data access request to provide the step bag of the parallel processing of data
Include:
Whenever the described passage enabled one of them data process at the end of, close described passage and depend on
Next described passage is enabled to provide data access according to described access sequence.
6. an electronic installation, it is characterised in that including:
One solid state hard disc, including controller and multiple memorizer granules of dividing into multiple passage, Qi Zhongsuo
State controller and include arranging at least one power supply status of described solid state hard disc, and use described power supply status
One of them corresponding described passage provides the parallel processing of data, and described power supply status only uses part
Described passage provide data parallel processing, and described power supply status use described passage quantity not
With.
7. according to the electronic installation that claim 6 is described, it is characterised in that also include:
One processor, couples described solid state hard disc, and the power supply detecting described electronic installation is originated to judge one
Use situation, and the described controller switching according to the described use situation described solid state hard disc of control is described solid
The described power supply status of state hard disk, wherein said power supply source includes transformator and battery.
8. according to the electronic installation that claim 6 is described, it is characterised in that also include:
One processor, couples described solid state hard disc, detects the application journey that described electronic installation is performed at present
The kind of sequence and number, to judge described use situation, and control described solid-state according to described use situation
The described controller of hard disk switches the described power supply status of described solid state hard disc.
9. according to the electronic installation that claim 6 is described, it is characterised in that described controller includes connecing
Receive a data access request of described electronic installation, and according to the logic of record in described data access request
Block address, it is judged that the described passage of the required access of described data access request and access sequence, and according to
The number of the described passage corresponding to described power supply status, deposits needed for sequentially enabling described data access request
The described passage taken with provide data parallel processing, wherein whenever the described passage enabled one of them
Data process at the end of, described controller cuts out described passage and also enables next according to described access sequence
Individual described passage is to provide data access.
10. according to the electronic installation that claim 6 is described, it is characterised in that described solid state hard disc
Described memorizer granule system divides into 8 passages, and described power supply status includes using 8 passages
First state, the second state using 4 passages and the third state of 2 passages of use.
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