> static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp, > struct file_ra_state *ra) > { > - ra->ra_pages /= 4; > + spin_lock(&filp->f_lock); > + filp->f_mode |= FMODE_RANDOM; > + spin_unlock(&filp->f_lock); > > As the example in comment above this function, the read maybe still > sequential, and it will waste IO bandwith if modify to FMODE_RANDOM > directly. Yes immediately disabling readahead may hurt IO performance, the original '/ 4' may perform better when there are only 1-3 IO errors encountered. Thanks, Fengguang -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>