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2011-08-05cfq-iosched: Add documentation about idlingVivek Goyal
There are always questions about why CFQ is idling on various conditions. Recent ones is Christoph asking again why to idle on REQ_NOIDLE. His assertion is that XFS is relying more and more on workqueues and is concerned that CFQ idling on IO from every workqueue will impact XFS badly. So he suggested that I add some more documentation about CFQ idling and that can provide more clarity on the topic and also gives an opprotunity to poke a hole in theory and lead to improvements. So here is my attempt at that. Any comments are welcome. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2011-07-23block: strict rq_affinityDan Williams
Some systems benefit from completions always being steered to the strict requester cpu rather than the looser "per-socket" steering that blk_cpu_to_group() attempts by default. This is because the first CPU in the group mask ends up being completely overloaded with work, while the others (including the original submitter) has power left to spare. Allow the strict mode to be set by writing '2' to the sysfs control file. This is identical to the scheme used for the nomerges file, where '2' is a more aggressive setting than just being turned on. echo 2 > /sys/block/<bdev>/queue/rq_affinity Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> Cc: Roland Dreier <roland@purestorage.com> Tested-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2011-03-31Fix common misspellingsLucas De Marchi
Fixes generated by 'codespell' and manually reviewed. Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
2011-03-10block: remove per-queue pluggingJens Axboe
Code has been converted over to the new explicit on-stack plugging, and delay users have been converted to use the new API for that. So lets kill off the old plugging along with aops->sync_page(). Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-11-11Documentation: remove anticipatory scheduler infoRandy Dunlap
Remove anticipatory block I/O scheduler info from Documentation/ since the code has been deleted. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Reported-by: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-10-19Merge branch 'v2.6.36-rc8' into for-2.6.37/barrierJens Axboe
Conflicts: block/blk-core.c drivers/block/loop.c mm/swapfile.c Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-09-10block: update documentation for REQ_FLUSH / REQ_FUAChristoph Hellwig
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-08-23cfq-iosched: Documentation help for new tunablesVivek Goyal
Some documentation to provide help with tunables. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com> Acked-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-08-05nick piggin: change email addressNick Piggin
Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2010-03-08Documentation: fix block/biodoc.txt dma mapping descriptionFUJITA Tomonori
- It looks incorrect to use blk_rq_map_sg with pci_map_page here about DMA mappings. dma_map_sg? - better to use dma_map_page instead of pci_map_page. http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=126596737604808&w=2 Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2010-02-22Merge branch 'master' into for-2.6.34Jens Axboe
2010-01-29block: Added in stricter no merge semantics for block I/OAlan D. Brunelle
Updated 'nomerges' tunable to accept a value of '2' - indicating that _no_ merges at all are to be attempted (not even the simple one-hit cache). The following table illustrates the additional benefit - 5 minute runs of a random I/O load were applied to a dozen devices on a 16-way x86_64 system. nomerges Throughput %System Improvement (tput / %sys) -------- ------------ ----------- ------------------------- 0 12.45 MB/sec 0.669365609 1 12.50 MB/sec 0.641519199 0.40% / 2.71% 2 12.52 MB/sec 0.639849750 0.56% / 2.96% Signed-off-by: Alan D. Brunelle <alan.brunelle@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2010-01-02Documentation: Rename Documentation/DMA-mapping.txtKusanagi Kouichi
It seems that Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt was supposed to be renamed to Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txt. Signed-off-by: Kusanagi Kouichi <slash@ac.auone-net.jp> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-18block: remove Documentation/block/as-iosched.txtFUJITA Tomonori
Commit 492af6350a5ccf087e4964104a276ed358811458 removed the AS IO scheduler, so remove its documentation too. Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-07-01Trivial typo fixes in Documentation/block/data-integrity.txt.Andre Noll
Signed-off-by: Andre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org> Acked-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-06-12trivial: Miscellaneous documentation typo fixesMatt LaPlante
Fix various typos in documentation txts. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2009-06-02Removed reference to non-existing file Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txtvibi sreenivasan
File Documentation/PCI/PCI-DMA-mapping.txt does not exist. Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt contains DMA Mapping details Signed-off-by: vibi sreenivasan <vibi_sreenivasan@cms.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-04-15block: update biodoc.txt on pluggingJens Axboe
We do per-device plugging, get rid of any references to tq_disk as that has been dead since 2.6.5 or so. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-03-26block: Repeated lines in switching-sched.txtAvishay Traeger
These lines appear in this file twice - removed one occurrence. Signed-off-by: Avishay Traeger <avishay@il.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-02-02block: add text file detailing queue/ sysfs filesJens Axboe
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-01-30Mark mandatory elevator functions in the biodoc.txtNikanth Karthikesan
biodoc.txt mentions that elevator functions marked with * are mandatory, but no function is marked with *. Mark the 3 functions which should be implemented by any io scheduler. Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2009-01-29Documentation: move DMA-mapping.txt to Doc/PCI/Randy Dunlap
Move DMA-mapping.txt to Documentation/PCI/. DMA-mapping.txt was supposed to be moved from Documentation/ to Documentation/PCI/. The 00-INDEX files in those two directories were updated, along with a few other text files, but the file itself somehow escaped being moved, so move it and update more text files and source files with its new location. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> cc: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-12-29Documentation: remove reference to ll_rw_blk.c and moved ↵Nikanth Karthikesan
drivers/block/elevator.c The drivers/block/ll_rw_block.c has been split and organized in the block/ directory, and also drivers/block/elevator.c has been moved to the block/ directory. Update Documentation/block/biodoc.txt accordingly Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-16Merge branch 'docs' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6Linus Torvalds
* 'docs' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: Document panic_on_unrecovered_nmi sysctl Add a reference to paper to SubmittingPatches Add kerneldoc documentation for new printk format extensions Remove videobook.tmpl doc: Test-by? Add the development process document Documentation/block/data-integrity.txt: Fix section numbers
2008-10-16Documentation/block/data-integrity.txt: Fix section numbersAlberto Bertogli
Signed-off-by: Alberto Bertogli <albertito@blitiri.com.ar> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2008-10-09block: update documentation for deadline fifo_batch tunableAaron Carroll
Update the description of fifo_batch to match the current implementation, and include a description of how to tune it. Signed-off-by: Aaron Carroll <aaronc@gelato.unsw.edu.au> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-07-03block: Data integrity infrastructure documentationMartin K. Petersen
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-04-21DOCUMENTATION: Use newer DEFINE_SPINLOCK macro in docs.Robert P. J. Day
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
2007-10-16Add Documentation/block/00-INDEXRob Landley
Add Documentation/block/00-INDEX Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-10-16Some IO scheduler cleanup in Documentation/blockAlan D. Brunelle
as-iosched.txt: o Changed IO scheduler selection text to a reference to the switching-sched.txt file. o Fixed typo: 'for up time...' -> 'for up to...' o Added short description of the est_time file. deadline-iosched.txt: o Changed IO scheduler selection text to a reference to the switching-sched.txt file. o Removed references to non-existent seek-cost and stream_unit. o Fixed typo: 'write_starved' -> 'writes_starved' switching-sched.txt: o Added in boot-time argument to set the default IO scheduler. (From as-iosched.txt) o Added in sysfs mount instructions. (From deadline-iosched.txt) Signed-off-by: Alan D. Brunelle <Alan.Brunelle@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-10-16Update Jens Axboe's email in Documentation/*Rob Landley
Jens Axboe's old email address bounces. Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-10-10Corrections in Documentation/block/ioprio.txtDhaval Giani
The newer glibc does not allow system calls to be made via _syscallN() wrapper. They have to be made through syscall(). The ionice code used the older interface. Correcting it to use syscall. Signed-off-by: Dhaval Giani <dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-10-10Introduce rq_for_each_segment replacing rq_for_each_bioNeilBrown
Every usage of rq_for_each_bio wraps a usage of bio_for_each_segment, so these can be combined into rq_for_each_segment. We define "struct req_iterator" to hold the 'bio' and 'index' that are needed for the double iteration. Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Various compile fixes by me... Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-07-24[BLOCK] Get rid of request_queue_t typedefJens Axboe
Some of the code has been gradually transitioned to using the proper struct request_queue, but there's lots left. So do a full sweet of the kernel and get rid of this typedef and replace its uses with the proper type. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-07-10Documentation/block/barrier.txt is not in sync with the actual code: - ↵Geert Uytterhoeven
blk_queue_ordered() no longer has a gfp_mask parameter - blk_queue_ordered_locked() no longer exists - sd_prepare_flush() looks slightly different Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2007-05-23genhd: expose AN to user spaceKristen Carlson Accardi
Allow user space to determine if a disk supports Asynchronous Notification of media changes. This is done by adding a new sysfs file "capability_flags", which is documented in (insert file name). This sysfs file will export all disk capabilities flags to user space. We also define a new flag to define the media change notification capability. Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-05-09misc doc and kconfig typosMatt LaPlante
Fix various typos in kernel docs and Kconfigs, 2.6.21-rc4. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-12-20[PATCH] block: document io scheduler allow_merge_fn hookJens Axboe
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2006-12-07[PATCH] io/storage: Documentation update to as-iosched.txtFilipe
Documentation update, adding references to CFQ scheduler and to another document about selecting IO Schedulers. Signed-off-by: Filipe Lautert <filipe@icewall.org> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-11-30Fix typos in /Documentation : MiscMatt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some misc words. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-11-30Fix typos in /Documentation : 'U-Z'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some +words starting with the letters 'U-Z'. Looks like I made it through the alphabet...just in time to start over again +too! Maybe I can fit more profound fixes into the next round...? Time will +tell. :) Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Documentation: remove duplicated wordsPaolo Ornati
Remove many duplicated words under Documentation/ and do other small cleanups. Examples: "and and" --> "and" "in in" --> "in" "the the" --> "the" "the the" --> "to the" ... Signed-off-by: Paolo Ornati <ornati@fastwebnet.it> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'S'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letter 'S'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'Q'-'R'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'Q'-'R'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'N'-'P'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'N'-'P'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'H'-'M'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'H'-'M'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'F'-'G'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'F'-'G'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'D'-'E'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'D'-'E'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03Fix typos in Documentation/: 'B'-'C'Matt LaPlante
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. This patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'B'-'C'. There are also a few grammar fixes thrown in for Randy. ;) Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-04-20[PATCH] Document online io scheduler switchingValdis Kletnieks
We added the ability to change a block device's IO elevator scheduler both at kernel boot and on-the-fly, but we only documented the elevator= boot parameter. Add a quick how-to on doing it on the fly. Signed-off-by: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>