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-rw-r--r--Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/rbtree.txt4
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt
index d5af3f630814..71cfbdc0f74d 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/switching-sched.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ you can do so by typing:
16As of the Linux 2.6.10 kernel, it is now possible to change the 16As of the Linux 2.6.10 kernel, it is now possible to change the
17IO scheduler for a given block device on the fly (thus making it possible, 17IO scheduler for a given block device on the fly (thus making it possible,
18for instance, to set the CFQ scheduler for the system default, but 18for instance, to set the CFQ scheduler for the system default, but
19set a specific device to use the anticipatory or noop schedulers - which 19set a specific device to use the deadline or noop schedulers - which
20can improve that device's throughput). 20can improve that device's throughput).
21 21
22To set a specific scheduler, simply do this: 22To set a specific scheduler, simply do this:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ a "cat /sys/block/DEV/queue/scheduler" - the list of valid names
31will be displayed, with the currently selected scheduler in brackets: 31will be displayed, with the currently selected scheduler in brackets:
32 32
33# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler 33# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
34noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] 34noop deadline [cfq]
35# echo anticipatory > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler 35# echo deadline > /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
36# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler 36# cat /sys/block/hda/queue/scheduler
37noop [anticipatory] deadline cfq 37noop [deadline] cfq
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ed45e9802aa8..92e83e53148f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
706 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c. 706 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c.
707 707
708 elevator= [IOSCHED] 708 elevator= [IOSCHED]
709 Format: {"anticipatory" | "cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"} 709 Format: {"cfq" | "deadline" | "noop"}
710 See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt and 710 See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt and
711 Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details. 711 Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details.
712 712
diff --git a/Documentation/rbtree.txt b/Documentation/rbtree.txt
index 221f38be98f4..19f8278c3854 100644
--- a/Documentation/rbtree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rbtree.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ three rotations, respectively, to balance the tree), with slightly slower
21To quote Linux Weekly News: 21To quote Linux Weekly News:
22 22
23 There are a number of red-black trees in use in the kernel. 23 There are a number of red-black trees in use in the kernel.
24 The anticipatory, deadline, and CFQ I/O schedulers all employ 24 The deadline and CFQ I/O schedulers employ rbtrees to
25 rbtrees to track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same. 25 track requests; the packet CD/DVD driver does the same.
26 The high-resolution timer code uses an rbtree to organize outstanding 26 The high-resolution timer code uses an rbtree to organize outstanding
27 timer requests. The ext3 filesystem tracks directory entries in a 27 timer requests. The ext3 filesystem tracks directory entries in a
28 red-black tree. Virtual memory areas (VMAs) are tracked with red-black 28 red-black tree. Virtual memory areas (VMAs) are tracked with red-black