Re: (reiserfs) Re: An elevator algorithm (patch)

[Jens Axboe]

On Tue, Sep 19 2000, Rik van Riel wrote:
> This is a bug in Andrea's idea.  The request should only
> be inserted at the end of the list if:
> 
> 1) the block numbre is bigger than head->prev (which you
>    already have)

Of course.

> 2) the block number is smaller than head (or head->next
>    if the current request is unplugged)

Not necessarily, that's what we have the sequencing numbers for. It
still allows sorting, as long as we are allowed to pass the request.
And note that it is only head->next when the queue is unplugged with
an active head.

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* Jens Axboe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* SuSE Labs
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