linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] cfq-iosched: Don't group

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jan 2016 11:58:31 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] cfq-iosched: Don't group_idle if cfqq has big
 thinktime

Hello, Jan.

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 04:28:12PM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> @@ -2947,8 +2948,13 @@ static void cfq_arm_slice_timer(struct cfq_data *cfqd)
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* There are other queues in the group, don't do group idle */
> -	if (group_idle && cfqq->cfqg->nr_cfqq > 1)
> +	/*
> +	 * There are other queues in the group or this is the only group and
> +	 * it has too big thinktime, don't do group idle.
> +	 */
> +	if (group_idle &&
> +	    (cfqq->cfqg->nr_cfqq > 1 ||
> +	     !cfq_io_thinktime_big(cfqd, &st->ttime, true)))
>  		return;

Is the negation in front of the cfq_io_thinktime_big() right?  That
doesn't seem to match the comment or description.  What am I missing?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun