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Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: BFQ default for single queue devices
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On Wed, 2018-10-03 at 17:55 +-0200, Paolo Valente wrote:
+AD4 The problem, in particular, is that bfq is a complex beast, fighting
+AD4 against a jungle of I/O issues.  You have to be really into bfq, even
+AD4 to just know all of its features+ACE

This is a problem by itself. I don't know anyone who wants to have to deal
with I/O scheduler tunables.

Bart.