Re: [PATCH 29/32] block, aio: Batch completion for bios/kiocbs

[Jeff Moyer]

Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> Is the rbtree really faster than a basic (l)list and a sort before
>> completing them? Would be simpler.
>
> Well, depends. With one or two kioctxs? The list would definitely be
> faster, but I'm loathe to use an O(n^2) algorithm anywhere where the
> input size isn't strictly controlled, and I know of applications out
> there that use tons of kioctxs.

Out of curiosity, what applications do you know of that use tons of
kioctx's?

-Jeff
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