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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:44:40 +0100 From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> To: Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de> Cc: linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [rfc][patch 1/3] block: non-atomic queue_flags prep On Sat, Dec 15 2007, Nick Piggin wrote: > Hi, > > This is just an idea I had, which might make request processing a little > bit cheaper depending on queue behaviour. For example if it is getting plugged > unplugged frequently (as I think is the case for some database workloads), > then we might save one or two atomic operations per request. > > Anyway, I'm not completely sure if I have ensured all queue_flags users are > safe (I think md may need a bit of help). But overall it seems quite doable. Looks ok to me, I'll throw it into the testing mix. Thanks Nick! -- Jens Axboe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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