(3)Sequential read

When the disk drive receives the read command that targets the sequential address to the previous read command, the disk drive tries to fill the whole of buffer space with the read ahead data.

a. Sequential command just after non-sequential command

1)At receiving the sequential read command, the disk drive sets the DAP and HAP to the sequential address of the last read command and reads the requested data.

HAP

Mis-hit data

Empty data

 

 

DAP

2)The disk drive transfers the requested data that is already read to the host system with reading the requested data.

HAP

Mis-hit data

Requested data

Empty data

DAP

3)After completion of the reading and transferring the requested data to the host system, the disk drive performs the read-ahead operation continuously.

HAP

Mis-hit data

Requested data

Read- ahead data

Empty

data

DAP

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