Re: [PATCH 03/13] bcache: inherit the optimal I/O size

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Mon Sep 21 2020 - 14:18:47 EST


On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:09:48PM +0800, Coly Li wrote:
> I feel this is something should be fixed. Indeed I overlooked it until
> you point out the issue now.
>
> The optimal request size and read ahead pages hint are necessary, but
> current initialization is simple. A better way might be dynamically
> setting them depends on the cache mode and some special configuration.
>
> By your inspiration, I want to ACK your original patch although it
> doesn't work fine for all condition. Then we may know these two settings
> (ra_pages and queue_io_opt) should be improved for more situations. At
> lease for most part of the situations they provide proper hints.
>
> How do you think of the above idea ?

Sounds like a plan. I'd reall like to get this series in to get
some soaking before the end of the merge window, but we should still
have plenty of time for localized bcache updates.