Re: [PATCH -mm] [1/2] Remove Deadline I/O scheduler

["Nate Diller" <nate.diller@gmail.com>]

On 8/3/06, Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 03:57:32PM -0700, Nate Diller wrote:
>
> > This patch removes the Deadline I/O scheduler.  Performance-wise, it
> > should be superceeded by the Elevator I/O scheduler in the following
> > patch.  I would be very ineterested in hearing about any workloads or
> > benchmarks where Deadline is a substantial improvement over Elevator,
> > in throughput, fairness, latency, anything.
> >...
>
> You are starting with the last step.

You're right, I should have made myself clear.  My goal is not to get
deadline removed, but a discussion with Andrew some months ago showed
he was averse to creating more options than we already have.  So since
I expect elevator can surpass deadline, I wanted to show that I think
deadline is the one that it should replace.  Certainly, CFQ and as can
both beat elevator for a good number of workloads.
> First, get your Elevator I/O scheduler reviewed [1] and show some data
> that backs your "it should be superceeded by the Elevator I/O scheduler"
> claim.
>
> Then get your Elevator I/O scheduler included in Linus' tree.

My first priority is to get that patch in order.

> Then you might perhaps schedule the Deadline I/O scheduler for removal.

what are people's thoughts on this?  since schedulers are modular, do
we need a scheduled removal, or can this just sit in -mm for a while?
if people are concerned about scripts which ask for 'deadline', we
could add another exception (like the as->anticipatory one).

NATE
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