Reducing distributed storage operation latency using segment routing techniques

A system comprising:

• a first node configured to:
• receive a data operation request from a client device for at least one function to be performed within a path of one or more nodes, wherein the path of the one or more nodes is identified by a list of node addresses contained in a header of a packet associated with the data operation request;
• determine whether to accept or reject the data operation request based on a current state of the node where the function is to be performed;
• and
• responsive to determining to reject the data operation request, send the data operation request to a second node in the path of the nodes identified by the list of node addresses associated with the data operation request.

One or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, at a first node, a data operation request from a client;
• steer the data operation request through a first path defined by a list of node addresses contained in a header of a packet associated with the data operation request, the first path including a first function to be executed by a first function node;
• determine whether to accept or reject the data operation request based on a current state of the first function node with respect to performance of the first function;
• and
• responsive to a determination to reject the data operation request, forward the data operation request to a second node identified in the list of node addresses.