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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt | 2 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt index 7257676..2d82c80 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt +++ b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ same criteria as reads. front_merges (bool) ------------ -Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contigious +Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contiguous with a request that is already on the queue. Either it fits in the back of that request, or it fits at the front. That is called either a back merge candidate or a front merge candidate. Due to the way files are typically laid out, |
