From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [PATCH IMPROVEMENT] block, bfq: consider recent past to reduce soft-real-time false positives To: Paolo Valente Cc: linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ulf.hansson@linaro.org, broonie@kernel.org, linus.walleij@linaro.org, angeloruocco90@gmail.com, bfq-iosched@googlegroups.com References: <20171215062312.1836-1-paolo.valente@linaro.org> From: Jens Axboe Message-ID: <7d611782-5750-6faf-fac6-8709c75a66ca@kernel.dk> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 09:31:44 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20171215062312.1836-1-paolo.valente@linaro.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 List-ID: On 12/14/17 11:23 PM, Paolo Valente wrote: > Hi, > this patch reduces false positives in the detection of bfq_queues > associated with soft real-time applications. As such, this patch > reduces the damages caused by these false positives to other > applications. The patch proved to be very effective, as detailed in > the commit message. A sort of counterpart of this patch should follow > soon, this time for false positives in the detection of cooperating > processes (processes doing I/O close to each other). > > I guess it is evidently too late for 4.15, so, Jens, please consider > this patch for 4.16. Of course if the patch turns out to be ok. Added for 4.16, thanks. -- Jens Axboe