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diff --git a/Documentation/block/bfq-iosched.txt b/Documentation/block/bfq-iosched.txt index 461b27fce979..1b87df6cd476 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/bfq-iosched.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/bfq-iosched.txt @@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ default, low latency mode is enabled. If enabled, interactive and soft real-time applications are privileged and experience a lower latency, as explained in more detail in the description of how BFQ works. +DO NOT enable this mode if you need full control on bandwidth +distribution. In fact, if it is enabled, then BFQ automatically +increases the bandwidth share of privileged applications, as the main +means to guarantee a lower latency to them. + timeout_sync ------------ @@ -507,6 +512,10 @@ linear mapping between ioprio and weights, described at the beginning of the tunable section, is still valid, but all weights higher than IOPRIO_BE_NR*10 are mapped to ioprio 0. +Recall that, if low-latency is set, then BFQ automatically raises the +weight of the queues associated with interactive and soft real-time +applications. Unset this tunable if you need/want to control weights. + [1] P. Valente, A. Avanzini, "Evolution of the BFQ Storage I/O Scheduler", Proceedings of the First Workshop on Mobile System |