Re: [RFC] [PATCH] cfq-iosched: add cfq group hierarchical schedulingsupport

From: Gui Jianfeng
Date: Mon Aug 30 2010 - 20:34:59 EST


Chad Talbott wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:50 PM, Gui Jianfeng
> <guijianfeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> o Each cfq group has its own group service tree.
>> o Each cfq group contains a "group schedule entity" (gse) that
>> schedules on parent cfq group's service tree.
>> o Each cfq group contains a "queue schedule entity"(qse), it
>> represents all cfqqs located on this cfq group. It schedules
>> on this group's service tree. For the time being, root group
>> qse's weight is 1000, and subgroup qse's weight is 500.
>> o All gses and qse which belones to a same cfq group schedules
>> on the same group service tree.
>
> Overall, I like this approach. It's similar to what we are using with
> earlier hierarchical patches. Can you improve the naming a little
> bit? "qse" and "gse" look almost identical and breaks my brain.
> Maybe "queue_entity" and "group_entity"? If entity is to much to
> type, then "item"?

Thanks for reviewing Chad.
I will modify the name.

Thanks,
Gui

>
> Chad
>
>
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