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SubjectRe: [PATCH] nbd: increase default and max request sizes
On Tue,  2 Apr 2013 15:41:20 -0400 (EDT) Paul Clements <paul.clements@steeleye.com> wrote:

> This patch raises the default max request size for nbd to 128KB (from 127KB)
> to get it 4KB aligned. This patch also allows the max request size to be
> increased (via /sys/block/nbd<x>/queue/max_sectors_kb) to 32MB.
>
> The patch makes nbd network traffic more efficient by:
> - reducing request fragmentation (4KB alignment)
> - reducing the number of requests (fewer round trips, less network overhead)
>
> Especially in high latency networks, larger request size can make a dramatic
> difference in performance.
>
> From: Michal Belczyk <belczyk@bsd.krakow.pl>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Clements <paul.clements@steeleye.com>

This is a bit odd.

- The author's "From:" line shouild appear right at the start of the
changelog.

- Michal's Signed-off-by: is absent. Is one available?

Thanks.


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