Subject: Re: Changing the I/O scheduler on-the-fly
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/08/2005 01:08:01
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:02:07 +0900
YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp> wrote:

> > New patch:
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/xtraeme/disk_scheduler_dkctl.diff
> 
> - IMO, this kernel-userland interface should be by-name rather than
> by-bits.

cube told me the same hours ago, I don't know why yet...

> - changes in conf/files are unnecessary.

Why? if we don't add all bufq_* files, we'll have to specify them via
"options BUFQ_foo", am I wrong?

> - disk_set_sched is very broken.  do you understand how bufq works?

No :-) this is why I need help... can you explain me what's the
required bit?

Thanks.