Re: What's in linux-2.6-block.git

[Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>]

Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 13 2006, Al Boldi wrote:
> > Jens Axboe wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 13 2006, Al Boldi wrote:
> > > > Jens Axboe  wrote:
> > > > > This lists the main features of the 'block' branch, which is bound
> > > > > for Linus when 2.6.19 opens:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Splitting of request->flags into two parts:
> > > > >         - cmd type
> > > > >         - modified flags
> > > > >   Right now it's a bit of a mess, splitting this up invites a
> > > > > cleaner usage and also enables us to implement generic "messages"
> > > > > passed on the regular queue for the device.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Abstract out the request back merging and put it into the core
> > > > > io scheduler layer. Cleans up all the io schedulers, and noop gets
> > > > > merging for "free".
> > > > >
> > > > > - Abstract out the rbtree sorting. Gets rid of duplicated code in
> > > > >   as/cfq/deadline.
> > > > >
> > > > > - General shrinkage of the request structure.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Killing dynamic rq private structures in deadline/as/cfq. This
> > > > > should speed up the io path somewhat, as we avoid allocating
> > > > > several structures (struct request + scheduler private request)
> > > > > for each io request.
> > > > >
> > > > > - meta data io logging for blktrace.
> > > > >
> > > > > - CFQ improvements.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Make the block layer configurable through Kconfig (David
> > > > > Howells).
> > > > >
> > > > > - Lots of cleanups.
> > > >
> > > > Does it also address the strange "max_sectors_kb<>192 causes a
> > > > 50%-slowdown" problem?
> > >
> > > (remember to cc me/others when replying, I can easily miss lkml
> > > messages for several days otherwise).
> > >
> > > It does not, the investigation of that is still pending I'm afraid.
> > > The data is really puzzling, I'm inclined to think it's drive related.
> > > Are you reproducing it just one box/drive, or on several?
> >
> > Several boxes, same drive.
>
> Have you / can you try and reproduce with another drive as well? It'd be
> an interesting data point.

Not really, as this drive is the only one supporting max_sectors_kb>128.


Thanks!

--
Al

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