linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 0/1] [RESEND] ext4: fix lazy initialization next schedule time computation in more granular unit

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Date:   Thu,  7 Oct 2021 10:21:34 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, Shaoying Xu <shaoyi@...zon.com>
Cc:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, benh@...zon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] [RESEND] ext4: fix lazy initialization next schedule time computation in more granular unit

On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 16:44:11 +0000, Shaoying Xu wrote:
> Description
> ===========
> Ext4 FS has inappropriate implementations on the next schedule time calculation
> that use jiffies to measure the time for one request to zero out inode table. This
> actually makes the wait time effectively dependent on CONFIG_HZ, which is
> undesirable. We have observed on server systems with 100HZ some fairly long delays
> in initialization as a result. Therefore, we propose to use more granular unit to
> calculate the next schedule time.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ext4: fix lazy initialization next schedule time computation in more granular unit
      commit: 3782027982881d2c1105ffe058aecb69cc780dfa

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>