cfq-iosched: no dispatch limit for single queue
Since commit 2f5cb7381b737e24c8046fd4aeab571fb71315f5, each queue can send
up to 4 * 4 requests if only one queue exists. I wonder why we have such limit.
Device supports tag can send more requests. For example, AHCI can send 31
requests. Test (direct aio randread) shows the limits reduce about 4% disk
thoughput.
On the other hand, since we send one request one time, if other queue
pop when current is sending more than cfq_quantum requests, current queue will
stop send requests soon after one request, so sounds there is no big latency.
Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 7144649..f5b59e1 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@
return false;
/*
- * Sole queue user, allow bigger slice
+ * Sole queue user, no limit
*/
- max_dispatch *= 4;
+ max_dispatch = -1;
}
/*
