Re: [PATCH] block: BFQ default for single queue devices

Alan Cox
2018-10-04T19:25:53Z

> I agree with Jens that it's best to leave it to the Linux distributors to
> select a default I/O scheduler.

That assumes such a thing exists. The kernel knows what devices it is
dealing with. The kernel 'default' ought to be 'whatever is usually best
for this device'. A distro cannot just pick a correct single default
because NVME and USB sticks are both normal and rather different in needs.

Alan