linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] block: disable ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT

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Date:	Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:15:57 +0800
From:	Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH block:for-3.3/core] block: disable
 ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT_MERGE

On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 20:38 -0800, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com> wrote:
> >> For detailed discussion of the bug:
> >>
> >>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.next/20064/focus=20159
> >>
> > this is overkill. when plug is added, we found huge performance
> > regression, that's why we add INSERT_SORT_MERGE.
> 
> With what workload? I suspect most of the improvements is from merging
> across different cfqqs, no? The whole recursive thing can't be very
> useful if cross-cfqq merging isn't allowed. Maybe there are specific
> cases where last_merge hint merging can be specially effective. I
> don't know. Regardless, this is an apparent bug and the block tree
> will be pushed mainline pretty soon. If necessary, fix it better
> later. Doing complex things inside merge window usually isn't a good
> idea.
it's not related to the recursive merge. I forgot the detail of the
workload why we add INSERT_SORT_MERGE, it's added several months ago
anyway.
Obviously we shouldn't do complex things inside the merge window. I just
didn't agree to disable INSERT_SORT_MERGE, which will bring performance
regression for sure. Can we just change CFQ like your first path?

Thanks,
Shaohua

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