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Message-ID: <20070425180813.GI4730@kernel.dk>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:08:13 +0200
From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To: Alan.Brunelle@...ox.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/15] cfq-iosched: speed up rbtree handling
On Wed, Apr 25 2007, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25 2007, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 25 2007, Alan D. Brunelle wrote:
> > > Hi Jens -
> > >
> > > The attached patch speeds it up even more - I'm finding a >9% reduction
> > > in %system with no loss in IO performance. This just sets the cached
> > > element when the first is looked for.
> >
> > Interesting, good thinking. It should not change the IO pattern, as the
> > end result should be the same. Thanks Alan, will commit!
> >
> > I'll give elevator.c the same treatment, should be even more beneficial.
> > Stay tuned for a test patch.
>
> Something like this, totally untested (it compiles). I initially wanted
> to fold the cfq addon into the elevator.h provided implementation, but
> that requires more extensive changes. Given how little code it is, I
> think I'll keep them seperate.
Booted, seems to work fine for me. In a null ended IO test, I get about
a 1-2% speedup for a single queue of depth 64 using libaio. So it's
definitely worth it, will commit.
--
Jens Axboe
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