Reclaiming storage resources
US11341044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/702
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reclaiming one or more portions of storage resources in a computer system serving one or more virtual computing instances, where the storage resources in the computer system are organized in clusters of storage blocks. In one aspect, a method includes maintaining a respective block tracking value for each storage block that indicates whether a call to reclaim the storage block is outstanding; determining, from the block tracking values, a respective cluster priority value for each of the clusters based on a count of storage blocks in the respective cluster for which a call to reclaim is outstanding; and reclaiming a first portion of storage resources in the computer system in accordance with the cluster priority values.
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