linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] writeback: allow sleepy exit of default writeback task

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Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:57:57 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	chris.mason@...cle.com, david@...morbit.com, hch@...radead.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jack@...e.cz,
	yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com, richard@....demon.co.uk,
	damien.wyart@...e.fr, fweisbec@...il.com, Alan.Brunelle@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] writeback: allow sleepy exit of default writeback
	task

On Thu 30-07-09 23:24:01, Jens Axboe wrote:
> Since we do lazy create of default writeback tasks for a bdi, we can
> allow sleepy exit if it has been completely idle for 5 minutes.
  Maybe there should be a sysfs tunable to this?

									Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, CR
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