cfq-iosched: no dispatch limit for single queue

Since commit 2f5cb7381b737e24c8046fd4aeab571fb71315f5, each queue can send
up to 4 * 4 requests if only one queue exists. I wonder why we have such limit.
Device supports tag can send more requests. For example, AHCI can send 31
requests. Test (direct aio randread) shows the limits reduce about 4% disk
thoughput.
On the other hand, since we send one request one time, if other queue
pop when current is sending more than cfq_quantum requests, current queue will
stop send requests soon after one request, so sounds there is no big latency.

Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 7144649..f5b59e1 100644 (file)
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@ static bool cfq_may_dispatch(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
                        return false;
 
                /*
-                * Sole queue user, allow bigger slice
+                * Sole queue user, no limit
                 */
-               max_dispatch *= 4;
+               max_dispatch = -1;
        }
 
        /*