Method of and system for initiating garbage collection requests

A method for determining an amount of garbage collection requests to be initiated by a computer system, the method executable by an electronic device associated with the computer system, the method comprising:

• acquiring historical data representative of an amount of initiated I/O requests, excluding garbage collection requests, to be processed by the computer system over a pre-determined period of time;
• determining, based on the historical data, a maximum number of initiated I/O requests;
• determining, based on the historical data, an average number of initiated I/O requests over the pre-determined period of time;
• determining, based on the average number of initiated I/O requests, a normal state threshold number of initiated I/O requests;
• determining, based on the maximum number of initiated I/O requests, a high-load state threshold number of initiated I/O requests corresponding to a high-load state, wherein the high-load state threshold number is higher than the normal state threshold number;
• acquiring a number of currently initiated I/O requests, excluding garbage collection requests, to be processed by the computer system;
• determining that the number of currently initiated I/O requests is lower than the high-load state threshold number;
• after determining that the number of currently initiated I/O requests is lower than the high-load state threshold number, determining a difference between the number of currently initiated I/O requests and the normal state threshold number;
• and
• initiating an amount of garbage collection requests equal to the difference between the number of currently initiated I/O requests and the normal state threshold number.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• acquire historical data representative of an amount of initiated I/O requests, excluding garbage collection requests, to be processed by a system over a pre-determined period of time;
• determine, based on the historical data, a maximum number of initiated I/O requests;
• determine, based on the historical data, an average number of initiated I/O requests over the pre-determined period of time;
• determine, based on the average number of initiated I/O requests, a normal state threshold number of initiated I/O requests;
• determine, based on the maximum number of initiated I/O requests, a high-load state threshold number of initiated I/O requests corresponding to a high-load state, wherein the high-load state threshold number is higher than the normal state threshold number;
• acquire a number of currently initiated I/O requests, excluding garbage collection requests, to be processed by the system;
• determine that the number of currently initiated I/O requests is lower than the high-load state threshold number;
• after determining that the number of currently initiated I/O requests is lower than the high-load state threshold number, determine a difference between the number of currently initiated I/O requests and the normal state threshold number;
• and
• initiate an amount of garbage collection requests equal to the difference between the number of currently initiated I/O requests and the normal state threshold number.