Aggressive intent write request cancellation

A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:

• generate an entry for data creation;
• generate a data object in view of the entry;
• send intent write requests to write a plurality of slices of the data object into dispersed storage (DS) units;
• determine that a threshold number of the plurality of slices have not been written into the DS units;
• preserve at least one queued intent write request of the intent write requests corresponding to at least one unwritten slice of the plurality of slices in response to determining that the threshold number of the plurality of slices have not been written into the DS units;
• and
• in response to determining that the threshold number of the plurality of slices have been written into the DS units, cancel the at least one queued intent write request, wherein:
• the canceling the at least one queued intent write request reduces a burden on a rebuilder module of a DS processing unit,
• the rebuilder module is a background agent which checks a state of each DS unit of the DS units for rebuilding the data object, and
• the burden is reduced on the rebuilder module by reducing an amount of the plurality of slices which need rebuilding.

A system comprising:

• a processor, a computer readable memory, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:
• generate an entry for data creation;
• generate a data object in view of the entry;
• send intent write requests to write a plurality of slices of the data object into dispersed storage (DS) units;
• determine whether or not a threshold number of the plurality of slices have been written into the DS units;
• and
• cancel at least one queued intent write request of the intent write requests corresponding to at least one unwritten slice of the plurality of slices in response to a determining that the threshold number of the plurality of slices have been written into the DS units, wherein:
• the canceling the at least one queued intent write request reduces a burden on a rebuilder module of a DS processing unit,
• the rebuilder module is a background agent which checks a state of each DS unit of the DS units for rebuilding the data object, and
• the burden is reduced on the rebuilder module by reducing an amount of the plurality of slices which need rebuilding.