US Patent 10331555 Dynamic memory compaction

Apparatus, systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamic memory compaction are disclosed. A memory device comprises a plurality of memory blocks and a controller for the memory device. A controller is configured to generate an input/output command to write a data chunk to a first memory block of a plurality of memory blocks. A controller is configured to compact an amount of valid data in a second memory block of a plurality of memory blocks based on a size of an I/O command.