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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 17/23] io-controller: anticipatory changes for hierarchical fair queuing
    Vivek Goyal wrote:
    > This patch changes anticipatory scheduler to use queue scheduling code from
    > elevator layer. One can go back to old as by deselecting
    > CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS_HIER. Even with CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS_HIER=y, with-out any
    > other cgroup created, AS behavior should remain the same as old.
    >
    > o AS is a single queue ioschduler, that means there is one AS queue per group.
    >
    > o common layer code select the queue to dispatch from based on fairness, and
    > then AS code selects the request with-in group.
    >
    > o AS runs reads and writes batches with-in group. So common layer runs timed
    > group queues and with-in group time, AS runs timed batches of reads and
    > writes.
    >
    > o Note: Previously AS write batch length was adjusted synamically whenever
    > a W->R batch data direction took place and when first request from the
    > read batch completed.
    >
    > Now write batch updation takes place when last request from the write
    > batch has finished during W->R transition.
    >
    > o AS runs its own anticipation logic to anticipate on reads. common layer also
    > does the anticipation on the group if think time of the group is with-in
    > slice_idle.
    >
    > o Introduced few debugging messages in AS.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Nauman Rafique <nauman@google.com>
    > Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>

    Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>



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