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authorShaohua Li <shli@fb.com>2017-03-27 10:51:37 -0700
committerJens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>2017-03-28 08:02:20 -0600
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blk-throttle: make throtl_slice tunable
throtl_slice is important for blk-throttling. It's called slice internally but it really is a time window blk-throttling samples data. blk-throttling will make decision based on the samplings. An example is bandwidth measurement. A cgroup's bandwidth is measured in the time interval of throtl_slice. A small throtl_slice meanse cgroups have smoother throughput but burn more CPUs. It has 100ms default value, which is not appropriate for all disks. A fast SSD can dispatch a lot of IOs in 100ms. This patch makes it tunable. Since throtl_slice isn't a time slice, the sysfs name 'throttle_sample_time' reflects its character better. Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@fb.com>
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@@ -192,5 +192,11 @@ scaling back writes. Writing a value of '0' to this file disables the
feature. Writing a value of '-1' to this file resets the value to the
default setting.
+throttle_sample_time (RW)
+-------------------------
+This is the time window that blk-throttle samples data, in millisecond.
+blk-throttle makes decision based on the samplings. Lower time means cgroups
+have more smooth throughput, but higher CPU overhead. This exists only when
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING_LOW is enabled.
Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>, February 2009