Re: [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] cfq: merged request shouldn't jump to a different cfqq

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Hello,

On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 11:14:15AM +0800, Shaohua Li wrote:
> > So, yeah, the right fix would be using elv_former/latter_request()
> > instead.  Maybe we should strip out rqhash altogether and change
> > elevator handle everything?  I don't know.  I'll prepare a different
> > fix patch soon.
>
> So not allow merge from two cfq queues strictly? This will impact
> performance. I don't know how important the strict isolation is. we even
> allow two cfq queues merge to improve performance.

That's how cfq has behaved before this recent plug merge breakage and
IIRC why the cooperating queue thing is there.  If you want to change
the behavior, that should be an explicit separate patch.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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