Re: [PATCH] Time sliced CFQ #2

[Helge Hafting]

Jens Axboe wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 06 2004, Robert Love wrote:
>  
>
> > 	(1) separate the two values.  we have a scheduling
> > 	    priority (distributing the finite resource of
> > 	    processor time) and an I/O priority (distributing
> > 	    the finite resource of disk bandwidth).
> > 	(2) just have a single value.
> >    
>
> They are inherently seperate entities, I don't think mixing them up is a
> good idea. IO priorities also includes things like attempting to
> guarentee disk bandwidth, it isn't always just a 'nice' value.
>  
Two separate entities is fine.  Those who want just one
entity can use a "nice wrapper" that sets both
simultaneously.

Helge Hafting
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