Re: [PATCH] CFQ: clear wait_request flag if needed

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Fri Aug 21 2009 - 09:36:19 EST


On Fri, Aug 21 2009, Gui Jianfeng wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> IMHO wait_request flag should be cleared if a request goes in
> and idle timer needs to shut down. Otherwise, it will walk into
> that path every time when a request is enqueued.

That looks correct, deletion of the timer should always be paired with
the clearing of that flag. Applied, thanks!

>
> Signed-off-by: Gui Jianfeng <guijianfeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> block/cfq-iosched.c | 1 +
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
> index fd7080e..67f1910 100644
> --- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
> +++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
> @@ -2093,6 +2093,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
> if (blk_rq_bytes(rq) > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE ||
> cfqd->busy_queues > 1) {
> del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
> + cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq);
> __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
> }
> cfq_mark_cfqq_must_dispatch(cfqq);
> --
> 1.5.4.rc3
>

--
Jens Axboe

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