Load-based data deletion optimization in a storage system

Abstract

An example method for optimizing data deletion in a storage system comprises: monitoring a load metric associated with a storage volume using a file system, the load metric indicative of a dynamically changing operational load of the storage volume; determining, based on the monitored load metric, a discard rate; and initiating, based on detecting a command to delete data from the storage volume and based on the discard rate, a discard request for the storage device, the discard request commanding the storage device to indicate that one or more blocks storing the data within a storage device associated with the storage volume are free for use by the file system to store additional data or available to be reclaimed by a garbage collection process.

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