Re: [patch][rfc][rft] vm throughput 2.4.2-ac4

Alan Cox
2001-03-01T22:33:42Z

> Except that your code throws the random junk at the elevator all
> the time, while my code only bothers the elevator every once in
> a while. This should make it possible for the disk reads to
> continue with less interruptions.

Think about it this way, throwing the stuff at the I/O layer is saying
'please make this go away'. Thats the VM decision. Scheduling the I/O is an
I/O and driver layer decision.