Re: [PATCH] Time sliced CFQ #2

[Jens Axboe]

On Mon, Dec 06 2004, Helge Hafting wrote:
> 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.

Did you happen to catch any info out of the crash?

-- 
Jens Axboe

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