[dm-devel] Re: Regarding dm-ioband tests
Balbir Singh
balbir at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Sep 8 03:22:55 UTC 2009
* Ryo Tsuruta <ryov at valinux.co.jp> [2009-09-08 12:01:19]:
> I think there are some advantages to dm-ioband. That's why I post
> dm-ioband to the mailing list.
>
> - dm-ioband supports not only proportional weight policy but also rate
> limiting policy. Besides, new policies can be added to dm-ioband if
> a user wants to control bandwidth by his or her own policy.
> - The dm-ioband driver can be replaced without stopping the system by
> using device-mapper's facility. It's easy to maintain.
> - dm-ioband can use without cgroup. (I remember Vivek said it's not an
> advantage.)
But don't you need page_cgroup for IO tracking?
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Balbir
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