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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-07-11 13:03:24 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2013-07-11 13:03:24 -0700
commit36805aaea5ae3cf1bb32f1643e0a800bb69f0d5b (patch)
tree5565132549a0733772b3a2ac6b5cda516ea8cdce /Documentation
parent6d2fa9e141ea56a571ec842fd4f3a86bea44a203 (diff)
parentd50235b7bc3ee0a0427984d763ea7534149531b4 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-3.11/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block
Pull core block IO updates from Jens Axboe: "Here are the core IO block bits for 3.11. It contains: - A tweak to the reserved tag logic from Jan, for weirdo devices with just 3 free tags. But for those it improves things substantially for random writes. - Periodic writeback fix from Jan. Marked for stable as well. - Fix for a race condition in IO scheduler switching from Jianpeng. - The hierarchical blk-cgroup support from Tejun. This is the grunt of the series. - blk-throttle fix from Vivek. Just a note that I'm in the middle of a relocation, whole family is flying out tomorrow. Hence I will be awal the remainder of this week, but back at work again on Monday the 15th. CC'ing Tejun, since any potential "surprises" will most likely be from the blk-cgroup work. But it's been brewing for a while and sitting in my tree and linux-next for a long time, so should be solid." * 'for-3.11/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: (36 commits) elevator: Fix a race in elevator switching block: Reserve only one queue tag for sync IO if only 3 tags are available writeback: Fix periodic writeback after fs mount blk-throttle: implement proper hierarchy support blk-throttle: implement throtl_grp->has_rules[] blk-throttle: Account for child group's start time in parent while bio climbs up blk-throttle: add throtl_qnode for dispatch fairness blk-throttle: make throtl_pending_timer_fn() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make tg_dispatch_one_bio() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make blk_throtl_bio() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: make blk_throtl_drain() ready for hierarchy blk-throttle: dispatch from throtl_pending_timer_fn() blk-throttle: implement dispatch looping blk-throttle: separate out throtl_service_queue->pending_timer from throtl_data->dispatch_work blk-throttle: set REQ_THROTTLED from throtl_charge_bio() and gate stats update with it blk-throttle: implement sq_to_tg(), sq_to_td() and throtl_log() blk-throttle: add throtl_service_queue->parent_sq blk-throttle: generalize update_disptime optimization in blk_throtl_bio() blk-throttle: dispatch to throtl_data->service_queue.bio_lists[] blk-throttle: move bio_lists[] and friends to throtl_service_queue ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt29
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
index da272c8f44e7..cd556b914786 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt
@@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ Throttling/Upper Limit policy
Hierarchical Cgroups
====================
-- Currently only CFQ supports hierarchical groups. For throttling,
- cgroup interface does allow creation of hierarchical cgroups and
- internally it treats them as flat hierarchy.
- If somebody created a hierarchy like as follows.
+Both CFQ and throttling implement hierarchy support; however,
+throttling's hierarchy support is enabled iff "sane_behavior" is
+enabled from cgroup side, which currently is a development option and
+not publicly available.
+
+If somebody created a hierarchy like as follows.
root
/ \
@@ -106,21 +108,20 @@ Hierarchical Cgroups
|
test3
- CFQ will handle the hierarchy correctly but and throttling will
- practically treat all groups at same level. For details on CFQ
- hierarchy support, refer to Documentation/block/cfq-iosched.txt.
- Throttling will treat the hierarchy as if it looks like the
- following.
+CFQ by default and throttling with "sane_behavior" will handle the
+hierarchy correctly. For details on CFQ hierarchy support, refer to
+Documentation/block/cfq-iosched.txt. For throttling, all limits apply
+to the whole subtree while all statistics are local to the IOs
+directly generated by tasks in that cgroup.
+
+Throttling without "sane_behavior" enabled from cgroup side will
+practically treat all groups at same level as if it looks like the
+following.
pivot
/ / \ \
root test1 test2 test3
- Nesting cgroups, while allowed, isn't officially supported and blkio
- genereates warning when cgroups nest. Once throttling implements
- hierarchy support, hierarchy will be supported and the warning will
- be removed.
-
Various user visible config options
===================================
CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP