Comment 440 for bug 595047

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In , axboe (axboe-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

No, the patch is queued up for 2.6.32 since it was a rather risky change for 2.6.31. But I'm glad it makes a difference, that means that the starvation experienced is largely on the device side. By draining the queue, we prevent that from happening (or, at least we lessen the effect dramatically).