Messages in this thread | | | From | (Matthias Urlichs) | Subject | Re: elevator algorithm bug in ll_rw_blk.c | Date | 24 Nov 1998 15:07:51 +0100 |
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Myreen Johan <Johan.Myreen@setec.fi> writes: > > I'd prefer letting the drive be our friend, and throw requests > at it in any order. Let the drive sort it all out, instead > of trying to beat it at its own game. > That works only if the request queue in the drive is big enough.
It isn't. In fact, the current queue in the kernel is too short.
You also assume that the drive can store multiple requests and reorder them in the first place. That only works with reasonably-new SCSI disks which support tagged queuing (and SCSI host adapters which do). It does NOT work with IDE anything.
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