diff --git a/go/storage/needle.go b/go/storage/needle.go
index 6db99b7df..612a89fed 100644
--- a/go/storage/needle.go
+++ b/go/storage/needle.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/go/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/go/images"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/go/operation"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/go/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ const (
 	MaxPossibleVolumeSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 8
 )
 
+var (
+	BYTESPOOL *util.BytesPool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	BYTESPOOL = util.NewBytesPool()
+}
+
 /*
 * A Needle means a uploaded and stored file.
 * Needle file size is limited to 4GB for now.
@@ -43,6 +52,8 @@ type Needle struct {
 
 	Checksum CRC    `comment:"CRC32 to check integrity"`
 	Padding  []byte `comment:"Aligned to 8 bytes"`
+
+	rawBytes []byte // underlying supporing []byte, fetched and released into a pool
 }
 
 func (n *Needle) String() (str string) {
diff --git a/go/storage/needle_read_write.go b/go/storage/needle_read_write.go
index ccfe1d498..8d051dea3 100644
--- a/go/storage/needle_read_write.go
+++ b/go/storage/needle_read_write.go
@@ -136,15 +136,33 @@ func (n *Needle) Append(w io.Writer, version Version) (size uint32, err error) {
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported Version! (%d)", version)
 }
 
-func ReadNeedleBlob(r *os.File, offset int64, size uint32) (bytes []byte, err error) {
+func ReleaseBytes(b []byte) {
+	// println("Releasing", len(b))
+	BYTESPOOL.Put(b)
+}
+
+func BorrwoBytes(size int) []byte {
+	ret := BYTESPOOL.Get(size)
+	// println("Reading", len(ret))
+	return ret
+}
+
+func ReadNeedleBlob(r *os.File, offset int64, size uint32) (dataSlice, rawBytes []byte, err error) {
 	padding := NeedlePaddingSize - ((NeedleHeaderSize + size + NeedleChecksumSize) % NeedlePaddingSize)
-	bytes = make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize+size+NeedleChecksumSize+padding)
-	_, err = r.ReadAt(bytes, offset)
+	readSize := NeedleHeaderSize + size + NeedleChecksumSize + padding
+	rawBytes = BorrwoBytes(int(readSize))
+	dataSlice = rawBytes[0:int(readSize)]
+	_, err = r.ReadAt(dataSlice, offset)
 	return
 }
 
+func (n *Needle) ReleaseMemory() {
+	ReleaseBytes(n.rawBytes)
+}
+
 func (n *Needle) ReadData(r *os.File, offset int64, size uint32, version Version) (err error) {
-	bytes, err := ReadNeedleBlob(r, offset, size)
+	bytes, rawBytes, err := ReadNeedleBlob(r, offset, size)
+	n.rawBytes = rawBytes
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go/storage/volume.go b/go/storage/volume.go
index 5c6b12e9b..af552a10f 100644
--- a/go/storage/volume.go
+++ b/go/storage/volume.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func (v *Volume) isFileUnchanged(n *Needle) bool {
 	if ok && nv.Offset > 0 {
 		oldNeedle := new(Needle)
 		err := oldNeedle.ReadData(v.dataFile, int64(nv.Offset)*NeedlePaddingSize, nv.Size, v.Version())
+		defer oldNeedle.ReleaseMemory()
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("Failed to check updated file %v", err)
 			return false
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ func (v *Volume) readNeedle(n *Needle) (int, error) {
 	}
 	err := n.ReadData(v.dataFile, int64(nv.Offset)*NeedlePaddingSize, nv.Size, v.Version())
 	if err != nil {
+		n.ReleaseMemory()
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	bytesRead := len(n.Data)
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ func (v *Volume) readNeedle(n *Needle) (int, error) {
 	if uint64(time.Now().Unix()) < n.LastModified+uint64(ttlMinutes*60) {
 		return bytesRead, nil
 	}
+	n.ReleaseMemory()
 	return -1, errors.New("Not Found")
 }
 
diff --git a/go/util/bytes_pool.go b/go/util/bytes_pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58ed6feca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/util/bytes_pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	ChunkSizes = []int{
+		1 << 4,  // index 0, 16 bytes, inclusive
+		1 << 6,  // index 1, 64 bytes
+		1 << 8,  // index 2, 256 bytes
+		1 << 10, // index 3, 1K bytes
+		1 << 12, // index 4, 4K bytes
+		1 << 14, // index 5, 16K bytes
+		1 << 16, // index 6, 64K bytes
+		1 << 18, // index 7, 256K bytes
+		1 << 20, // index 8, 1M bytes
+		1 << 22, // index 9, 4M bytes
+		1 << 24, // index 10, 16M bytes
+		1 << 26, // index 11, 64M bytes
+		1 << 28, // index 12, 128M bytes
+	}
+
+	_DEBUG = false
+)
+
+type BytesPool struct {
+	chunkPools []*byteChunkPool
+}
+
+func NewBytesPool() *BytesPool {
+	var bp BytesPool
+	for _, size := range ChunkSizes {
+		bp.chunkPools = append(bp.chunkPools, newByteChunkPool(size))
+	}
+	ret := &bp
+	if _DEBUG {
+		t := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				println("buffer:", ret.String())
+				<-t.C
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func (m *BytesPool) String() string {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for index, size := range ChunkSizes {
+		if m.chunkPools[index].count > 0 {
+			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("size:%d count:%d\n", size, m.chunkPools[index].count))
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+func findChunkPoolIndex(size int) int {
+	if size <= 0 {
+		return -1
+	}
+	size = (size - 1) >> 4
+	ret := 0
+	for size > 0 {
+		size = size >> 2
+		ret = ret + 1
+	}
+	if ret >= len(ChunkSizes) {
+		return -1
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func (m *BytesPool) Get(size int) []byte {
+	index := findChunkPoolIndex(size)
+	// println("get index:", index)
+	if index < 0 {
+		return make([]byte, size)
+	}
+	return m.chunkPools[index].Get()
+}
+
+func (m *BytesPool) Put(b []byte) {
+	index := findChunkPoolIndex(len(b))
+	// println("put index:", index)
+	if index < 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	m.chunkPools[index].Put(b)
+}
+
+// a pool of fix-sized []byte chunks. The pool size is managed by Go GC
+type byteChunkPool struct {
+	sync.Pool
+	chunkSizeLimit int
+	count          int64
+}
+
+var count int
+
+func newByteChunkPool(chunkSizeLimit int) *byteChunkPool {
+	var m byteChunkPool
+	m.chunkSizeLimit = chunkSizeLimit
+	m.Pool.New = func() interface{} {
+		count++
+		// println("creating []byte size", m.chunkSizeLimit, "new", count, "count", m.count)
+		return make([]byte, m.chunkSizeLimit)
+	}
+	return &m
+}
+
+func (m *byteChunkPool) Get() []byte {
+	// println("before get size:", m.chunkSizeLimit, "count:", m.count)
+	atomic.AddInt64(&m.count, 1)
+	return m.Pool.Get().([]byte)
+}
+
+func (m *byteChunkPool) Put(b []byte) {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&m.count, -1)
+	// println("after put get size:", m.chunkSizeLimit, "count:", m.count)
+	m.Pool.Put(b)
+}
diff --git a/go/util/bytes_pool_test.go b/go/util/bytes_pool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f37c16cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/util/bytes_pool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTTLReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		n        int // input
+		expected int // expected result
+	}{
+		{0, -1},
+		{1, 0},
+		{1 << 4, 0},
+		{1 << 6, 1},
+		{1 << 8, 2},
+		{1 << 10, 3},
+		{1 << 12, 4},
+		{1 << 14, 5},
+		{1 << 16, 6},
+		{1 << 18, 7},
+		{1<<4 + 1, 1},
+		{1<<6 + 1, 2},
+		{1<<8 + 1, 3},
+		{1<<10 + 1, 4},
+		{1<<12 + 1, 5},
+		{1<<14 + 1, 6},
+		{1<<16 + 1, 7},
+		{1<<18 + 1, 8},
+		{1<<28 - 1, 12},
+		{1 << 28, 12},
+		{1<<28 + 2134, -1},
+		{1080, 4},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		actual := findChunkPoolIndex(tt.n)
+		if actual != tt.expected {
+			t.Errorf("findChunkPoolIndex(%d): expected %d, actual %d", tt.n, tt.expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/weed/signal_handling.go b/go/weed/signal_handling.go
index 2004bb088..a8f166382 100644
--- a/go/weed/signal_handling.go
+++ b/go/weed/signal_handling.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ func OnInterrupt(fn func()) {
 		// syscall.SIGHUP,
 		syscall.SIGINT,
 		syscall.SIGTERM,
-		syscall.SIGQUIT)
+		// syscall.SIGQUIT,
+	)
 	go func() {
 		for _ = range signalChan {
 			fn()
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_read.go b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
index 52b22426f..6ce648062 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	cookie := n.Cookie
 	count, e := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n)
 	glog.V(4).Infoln("read bytes", count, "error", e)
+	defer n.ReleaseMemory()
 	if e != nil || count <= 0 {
 		glog.V(0).Infoln("read error:", e, r.URL.Path)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_sync.go b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_sync.go
index c650e5f53..cb24f7cd6 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_sync.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_sync.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) getVolumeDataContentHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	}
 	offset := uint32(util.ParseUint64(r.FormValue("offset"), 0))
 	size := uint32(util.ParseUint64(r.FormValue("size"), 0))
-	content, err := storage.ReadNeedleBlob(v.DataFile(), int64(offset)*storage.NeedlePaddingSize, size)
+	content, rawBytes, err := storage.ReadNeedleBlob(v.DataFile(), int64(offset)*storage.NeedlePaddingSize, size)
+	defer storage.ReleaseBytes(rawBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_write.go b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
index 3d2afaf77..58733ea11 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) DeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	cookie := n.Cookie
 
-	if _, ok := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n); ok != nil {
+	_, ok := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n)
+	defer n.ReleaseMemory()
+	if ok != nil {
 		m := make(map[string]uint32)
 		m["size"] = 0
 		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusNotFound, m)
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) batchDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 				Status: http.StatusNotFound,
 				Error:  err.Error(),
 			})
+			n.ReleaseMemory()
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) batchDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 				Status: http.StatusNotAcceptable,
 				Error:  "ChunkManifest: not allowed in batch delete mode.",
 			})
+			n.ReleaseMemory()
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) batchDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 				Error:  "File Random Cookie does not match.",
 			})
 			glog.V(0).Infoln("deleting", fid, "with unmaching cookie from ", r.RemoteAddr, "agent", r.UserAgent())
+			n.ReleaseMemory()
 			return
 		}
 		if size, err := vs.store.Delete(volumeId, n); err != nil {
@@ -154,6 +159,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) batchDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 				Size:   int(size)},
 			)
 		}
+		n.ReleaseMemory()
 	}
 
 	writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusAccepted, ret)