1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 93ba54605eda..5d2047b93eb5 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct cfq_data {
         mempool_t *crq_pool;
 
         int rq_in_driver;
+        int hw_tag;
 
         /*
          * schedule slice state info
@@ -664,6 +665,15 @@ static void cfq_activate_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
         struct cfq_data *cfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
 
         cfqd->rq_in_driver++;
+
+        /*
+         * If the depth is larger 1, it really could be queueing. But lets
+         * make the mark a little higher - idling could still be good for
+         * low queueing, and a low queueing number could also just indicate
+         * a SCSI mid layer like behaviour where limit+1 is often seen.
+         */
+        if (!cfqd->hw_tag && cfqd->rq_in_driver > 4)
+                cfqd->hw_tag = 1;
 }
 
 static void cfq_deactivate_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
@@ -1465,7 +1475,8 @@ retry:
                  * set ->slice_left to allow preemption for a new process
                  */
                 cfqq->slice_left = 2 * cfqd->cfq_slice_idle;
-                cfq_mark_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq);
+                if (!cfqd->hw_tag)
+                        cfq_mark_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq);
                 cfq_mark_cfqq_prio_changed(cfqq);
                 cfq_init_prio_data(cfqq);
         }
@@ -1656,7 +1667,7 @@ cfq_update_idle_window(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 {
         int enable_idle = cfq_cfqq_idle_window(cfqq);
 
-        if (!cic->ioc->task || !cfqd->cfq_slice_idle)
+        if (!cic->ioc->task || !cfqd->cfq_slice_idle || cfqd->hw_tag)
                 enable_idle = 0;
         else if (sample_valid(cic->ttime_samples)) {
                 if (cic->ttime_mean > cfqd->cfq_slice_idle)