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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/block/Kconfig.iosched b/block/Kconfig.iosched index 7e803fc8877..8bd105115a6 100644 --- a/block/Kconfig.iosched +++ b/block/Kconfig.iosched @@ -12,24 +12,14 @@ config IOSCHED_NOOP that do their own scheduling and require only minimal assistance from the kernel. -config IOSCHED_AS - tristate "Anticipatory I/O scheduler" - default y - ---help--- - The anticipatory I/O scheduler is generally a good choice for most - environments, but is quite large and complex when compared to the - deadline I/O scheduler, it can also be slower in some cases - especially some database loads. - config IOSCHED_DEADLINE tristate "Deadline I/O scheduler" default y ---help--- - The deadline I/O scheduler is simple and compact, and is often as - good as the anticipatory I/O scheduler, and in some database - workloads, better. In the case of a single process performing I/O to - a disk at any one time, its behaviour is almost identical to the - anticipatory I/O scheduler and so is a good choice. + The deadline I/O scheduler is simple and compact. It will provide + CSCAN service with FIFO expiration of requests, switching to + a new point in the service tree and doing a batch of IO from there + in case of expiry. config IOSCHED_CFQ tristate "CFQ I/O scheduler" @@ -37,7 +27,9 @@ config IOSCHED_CFQ ---help--- The CFQ I/O scheduler tries to distribute bandwidth equally among all processes in the system. It should provide a fair - working environment, suitable for desktop systems. + and low latency working environment, suitable for both desktop + and server systems. + This is the default I/O scheduler. choice @@ -47,9 +39,6 @@ choice Select the I/O scheduler which will be used by default for all block devices. - config DEFAULT_AS - bool "Anticipatory" if IOSCHED_AS=y - config DEFAULT_DEADLINE bool "Deadline" if IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y @@ -63,7 +52,6 @@ endchoice config DEFAULT_IOSCHED string - default "anticipatory" if DEFAULT_AS default "deadline" if DEFAULT_DEADLINE default "cfq" if DEFAULT_CFQ default "noop" if DEFAULT_NOOP |