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    block_dev: implement readpages() to optimize sequential read · 447f05bb
    Akinobu Mita authored
    Sequential read from a block device is expected to be equal or faster than
    from the file on a filesystem.  But it is not correct due to the lack of
    effective readpages() in the address space operations for block device.
    
    This implements readpages() operation for block device by using
    mpage_readpages() which can create multipage BIOs instead of BIOs for each
    page and reduce system CPU time consumption.
    
    Install 1GB of RAM disk storage:
    
    	# modprobe scsi_debug dev_size_mb=1024 delay=0
    
    Sequential read from file on a filesystem:
    
    	# mkfs.ext4 /dev/$DEV
    	# mount /dev/$DEV /mnt
    	# fio --name=t --size=512m --rw=read --filename=/mnt/file
    	...
    	  read : io=524288KB, bw=2133.4MB/s, iops=546133, runt=   240msec
    
    Sequential read from a block device:
    	# fio --name=t --size=512m --rw=read --filename=/dev/$DEV
    	...
    (Without this commit)
    	  read : io=524288KB, bw=1700.2MB/s, iops=435455, runt=   301msec
    
    (With this commit)
    	  read : io=524288KB, bw=2160.4MB/s, iops=553046, runt=   237msec
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAkinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@gmail.com>
    Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
    Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
    Cc: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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