libata: add comment documenting PIO latency issues on UP
PATCH 1/1 libata: add comment documenting PIO latency issues on UP
Based on:
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0908.2/01420.html
Signed-off-by Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <[email protected]>
--- drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
drivers/ata/libata-core.c +7 -0
@@ -6624,6 +6624,13 @@ static int __init ata_init(void) {ata_parse_force_param (); +/* +* FIXME: In UP case, there is only one workqueue thread and if you +* have more than one PIO device, latency is bloody awful, with +* occasional multi-second "hiccups" as one PIO device waits for +* another. It's an ugly wart that users DO occasionally complain +* about; luckily most users have at most one PIO polled device. +*/ ata_wq =create_workqueue ("ata" );if (!ata_wq) goto free_force_tbl;
Jeff Garzik
AppliedQuoted 8 lines · Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Based on:
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0908.2/01420.htmlSigned-off-by Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz<[email protected]>--- drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
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