1. A method of configuring a memory block comprising: providing a memory block, the memory block having a set of addressable memory locations; configuring the memory block to include a plurality of pages corresponding to the set of addressable memory locations, the plurality of pages each having a page size; and allocating at least one of the plurality of pages for storing at least one per-page data structure, the at least one per-page data structure co-located with the memory block.