RE: [PATCH 14/14] skd: remove skd_bio code

2013-10-03 Thread OS Engineering
; OS > Engineering; Amit Phansalkar > Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/14] skd: remove skd_bio code > > > Hi Ramprasad, > > On Tuesday, October 01, 2013 06:46:00 PM Ramprasad C wrote: > > Hi Bartlomiej, > > > > Thank for your contributions to skd driver. > > > &

Re: [PATCH 14/14] skd: remove skd_bio code

2013-10-01 Thread Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Hi Ramprasad, On Tuesday, October 01, 2013 06:46:00 PM Ramprasad C wrote: > Hi Bartlomiej, > > Thank for your contributions to skd driver. > > The reason why skd driver has two code paths is:- > 1. For some workloads, Bio code path (skd_bio=1) performs better as > compared to default code, like

[PATCH 14/14] skd: remove skd_bio code

2013-09-30 Thread Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
skd_bio feature adds a possibility to use the internal bio list to process requests instead of using the normal block layer queueing functionality. Its potential advantages are unclear and if there are any it is better to identify and fix the block layer code deficiences instead. Moreover it introd