linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for-6.12 0/4] block, bfq: fix corner cases related to bfqq merging

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Message-ID: <b5b0e655-fb17-4967-9104-4386710ee8db@acm.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:28:42 -0700
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To: Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
 jack@...e.cz, tj@...nel.org, josef@...icpanda.com, paolo.valente@...more.it,
 mauro.andreolini@...more.it, avanzini.arianna@...il.com
Cc: cgroups@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yi.zhang@...wei.com, yangerkun@...wei.com,
 "yukuai (C)" <yukuai3@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH for-6.12 0/4] block, bfq: fix corner cases related to bfqq
 merging

On 9/3/24 6:32 PM, Yu Kuai wrote:
> We do have customers are using bfq in downstream kernels, and we are
> still running lots of test for bfq.

It may take less time to add any missing functionality to another I/O
scheduler rather than to keep maintaining BFQ.

If Android device vendors would stop using BFQ, my job would become
easier.

Thanks,

Bart.