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    [PATCH] allow the IO scheduler to pass an allocation hint to · 08f36413
    Andrew Morton authored
    From: Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>
    
    
    This patch implements a hint so that AS can tell the request allocator to
    allocate a request even if there are none left (the accounting is quite
    flexible and easily handles overallocations).
    
    elv_may_queue semantics have changed from "the elevator does _not_ want
    another request allocated" to "the elevator _insists_ that another request is
    allocated".  I couldn't see any harm ;)
    
    Now in practice, AS will only allow _1_ request over the limit, because as
    soon as the request is sent to AS, it stops anticipating.
    08f36413
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