LatVision: Modeling and Predicting Persisting Tail Latency in SSDs

As Solid State Drives (SSDs) continue to evolve, the presence of tail latency within these devices remains a significant issue that can adversely affect overall performance. Various factors contribute to the emergence of tail latency spikes in SSDs. Current software-level management solutions primarily focus on the performance prediction of individual I/O operations, recognizing that persistent slow operations are prevalent in SSDs and tend to have a more pronounced impact. In this paper, we build a tool-LatVision to obtain I/O-related data directly from the kernel to predict persisting tail latency in SSDs by a neural network model. We conduct a comprehensive comparison and analysis of the input metrics and predictive models employed. Furthermore, we enhance LatVision’s performance through the application of heuristic algorithms. Through LatVision, we achieve real-time, lightweight, and high-accuracy performance prediction for low-latency SSDs.