linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] block: move 'q_usage_counter' into front of 'request

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Date:   Wed, 2 Sep 2020 15:44:56 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] block: move 'q_usage_counter' into front of
 'request_queue'

On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 08:26:43PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> The field of 'q_usage_counter' is always fetched in fast path of every
> block driver, and move it into front of 'request_queue', so it can be
> fetched into 1st cacheline of 'request_queue' instance.

Looks good,

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>