cfq-iosched: no need to keep track of busy_rt_queues

From: Vivek Goyal
Date: Thu Jul 09 2009 - 16:49:31 EST


o Get rid of busy_rt_queues infrastructure. Looks like it is redundant.

o Once an RT queue gets request it will preempt any of the BE or IDLE queues
immediately. Otherwise this queue will be put on service tree and scheduler
will anyway select this queue before any of the BE or IDLE queue. Hence
looks like there is no need to keep track of how many busy RT queues are
currently on service tree.

o I ran one RT reader and two BE readers. Can't see preemption due to
busy_rt_queues kicking in.

Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/cfq-iosched.c | 24 ------------------------
1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)

Index: linux5/block/cfq-iosched.c
===================================================================
--- linux5.orig/block/cfq-iosched.c 2009-07-09 16:30:46.000000000 -0400
+++ linux5/block/cfq-iosched.c 2009-07-09 16:31:48.000000000 -0400
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ struct cfq_data {
struct rb_root prio_trees[CFQ_PRIO_LISTS];

unsigned int busy_queues;
- /*
- * Used to track any pending rt requests so we can pre-empt current
- * non-RT cfqq in service when this value is non-zero.
- */
- unsigned int busy_rt_queues;

int rq_in_driver;
int sync_flight;
@@ -648,9 +643,6 @@ static void cfq_add_cfqq_rr(struct cfq_d
BUG_ON(cfq_cfqq_on_rr(cfqq));
cfq_mark_cfqq_on_rr(cfqq);
cfqd->busy_queues++;
- if (cfq_class_rt(cfqq))
- cfqd->busy_rt_queues++;
-
cfq_resort_rr_list(cfqd, cfqq);
}

@@ -673,8 +665,6 @@ static void cfq_del_cfqq_rr(struct cfq_d

BUG_ON(!cfqd->busy_queues);
cfqd->busy_queues--;
- if (cfq_class_rt(cfqq))
- cfqd->busy_rt_queues--;
}

/*
@@ -1179,20 +1169,6 @@ static struct cfq_queue *cfq_select_queu
goto expire;

/*
- * If we have a RT cfqq waiting, then we pre-empt the current non-rt
- * cfqq.
- */
- if (!cfq_class_rt(cfqq) && cfqd->busy_rt_queues) {
- /*
- * We simulate this as cfqq timed out so that it gets to bank
- * the remaining of its time slice.
- */
- cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "preempt");
- cfq_slice_expired(cfqd, 1);
- goto new_queue;
- }
-
- /*
* The active queue has requests and isn't expired, allow it to
* dispatch.
*/
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