linux-kernel - Re: [patch 3/4] io controller: Core IO controller implementationlogic

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Date:	Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:35:48 +0900 (JST)
From:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Vivek Goyal" <vgoyal@...hat.com>
Cc:	"KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki" <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, jens.axboe@...cle.com,
	"Hirokazu Takahashi" <taka@...inux.co.jp>,
	"Ryo Tsuruta" <ryov@...inux.co.jp>,
	"Andrea Righi" <righi.andrea@...il.com>,
	"Satoshi UCHIDA" <s-uchida@...jp.nec.com>,
	"Rik van Riel" <riel@...hat.com>, fernando@....ntt.co.jp,
	"Jeff Moyer" <jmoyer@...hat.com>, menage@...gle.com,
	ngupta@...gle.com, "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch 3/4] io controller: Core IO controller 
     implementationlogic

Vivek Goyal said:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 12:21:45PM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>> On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:30:25 -0500
>> vgoyal@...hat.com wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > o Core IO controller implementation
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
>> >
>>
>> 2 comments after a quick look.
>>
>>  - I don't recommend generic work queue. More stacked dependency between
>> "work"
>>    is not good. (I think disk-driver uses "work" for their jobs.)
>
> Sorry, I did not get this. Are you recommending that don't create a new
> work queue, instead use existing work queue (say kblockd) to submit the
> bios
> here?
>
Ah, no, recomending new-original its own workqueue. I'm sorry that it seems
I missed something at reading your patch.
(other person may have other opinion, here;)

> I will look into it. I was little worried about a kblockd being overworked
> in case of too many logical devices enabling IO controller.
>

Thanks,
-Kame

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