[BLOCK] Move all core block layer code to new block/ directory

drivers/block/ is right now a mix of core and driver parts. Lets move
the core parts to a new top level directory. Al will move the fs/
related block parts to block/ next.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>

1 files changed, 1985 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
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+/*
+ *  linux/drivers/block/as-iosched.c
+ *
+ *  Anticipatory & deadline i/o scheduler.
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2002 Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
+ *                     Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/elevator.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/hash.h>
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+
+#define REQ_SYNC	1
+#define REQ_ASYNC	0
+
+/*
+ * See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt
+ */
+
+/*
+ * max time before a read is submitted.
+ */
+#define default_read_expire (HZ / 8)
+
+/*
+ * ditto for writes, these limits are not hard, even
+ * if the disk is capable of satisfying them.
+ */
+#define default_write_expire (HZ / 4)
+
+/*
+ * read_batch_expire describes how long we will allow a stream of reads to
+ * persist before looking to see whether it is time to switch over to writes.
+ */
+#define default_read_batch_expire (HZ / 2)
+
+/*
+ * write_batch_expire describes how long we want a stream of writes to run for.
+ * This is not a hard limit, but a target we set for the auto-tuning thingy.
+ * See, the problem is: we can send a lot of writes to disk cache / TCQ in
+ * a short amount of time...
+ */
+#define default_write_batch_expire (HZ / 8)
+
+/*
+ * max time we may wait to anticipate a read (default around 6ms)
+ */
+#define default_antic_expire ((HZ / 150) ? HZ / 150 : 1)
+
+/*
+ * Keep track of up to 20ms thinktimes. We can go as big as we like here,
+ * however huge values tend to interfere and not decay fast enough. A program
+ * might be in a non-io phase of operation. Waiting on user input for example,
+ * or doing a lengthy computation. A small penalty can be justified there, and
+ * will still catch out those processes that constantly have large thinktimes.
+ */
+#define MAX_THINKTIME (HZ/50UL)
+
+/* Bits in as_io_context.state */
+enum as_io_states {
+	AS_TASK_RUNNING=0,	/* Process has not exitted */
+	AS_TASK_IOSTARTED,	/* Process has started some IO */
+	AS_TASK_IORUNNING,	/* Process has completed some IO */
+};
+
+enum anticipation_status {
+	ANTIC_OFF=0,		/* Not anticipating (normal operation)	*/
+	ANTIC_WAIT_REQ,		/* The last read has not yet completed  */
+	ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT,	/* Currently anticipating a request vs
+				   last read (which has completed) */
+	ANTIC_FINISHED,		/* Anticipating but have found a candidate
+				 * or timed out */
+};
+
+struct as_data {
+	/*
+	 * run time data
+	 */
+
+	struct request_queue *q;	/* the "owner" queue */
+
+	/*
+	 * requests (as_rq s) are present on both sort_list and fifo_list
+	 */
+	struct rb_root sort_list[2];
+	struct list_head fifo_list[2];
+
+	struct as_rq *next_arq[2];	/* next in sort order */
+	sector_t last_sector[2];	/* last REQ_SYNC & REQ_ASYNC sectors */
+	struct list_head *hash;		/* request hash */
+
+	unsigned long exit_prob;	/* probability a task will exit while
+					   being waited on */
+	unsigned long new_ttime_total; 	/* mean thinktime on new proc */
+	unsigned long new_ttime_mean;
+	u64 new_seek_total;		/* mean seek on new proc */
+	sector_t new_seek_mean;
+
+	unsigned long current_batch_expires;
+	unsigned long last_check_fifo[2];
+	int changed_batch;		/* 1: waiting for old batch to end */
+	int new_batch;			/* 1: waiting on first read complete */
+	int batch_data_dir;		/* current batch REQ_SYNC / REQ_ASYNC */
+	int write_batch_count;		/* max # of reqs in a write batch */
+	int current_write_count;	/* how many requests left this batch */
+	int write_batch_idled;		/* has the write batch gone idle? */
+	mempool_t *arq_pool;
+
+	enum anticipation_status antic_status;
+	unsigned long antic_start;	/* jiffies: when it started */
+	struct timer_list antic_timer;	/* anticipatory scheduling timer */
+	struct work_struct antic_work;	/* Deferred unplugging */
+	struct io_context *io_context;	/* Identify the expected process */
+	int ioc_finished; /* IO associated with io_context is finished */
+	int nr_dispatched;
+
+	/*
+	 * settings that change how the i/o scheduler behaves
+	 */
+	unsigned long fifo_expire[2];
+	unsigned long batch_expire[2];
+	unsigned long antic_expire;
+};
+
+#define list_entry_fifo(ptr)	list_entry((ptr), struct as_rq, fifo)
+
+/*
+ * per-request data.
+ */
+enum arq_state {
+	AS_RQ_NEW=0,		/* New - not referenced and not on any lists */
+	AS_RQ_QUEUED,		/* In the request queue. It belongs to the
+				   scheduler */
+	AS_RQ_DISPATCHED,	/* On the dispatch list. It belongs to the
+				   driver now */
+	AS_RQ_PRESCHED,		/* Debug poisoning for requests being used */
+	AS_RQ_REMOVED,
+	AS_RQ_MERGED,
+	AS_RQ_POSTSCHED,	/* when they shouldn't be */
+};
+
+struct as_rq {
+	/*
+	 * rbtree index, key is the starting offset
+	 */
+	struct rb_node rb_node;
+	sector_t rb_key;
+
+	struct request *request;
+
+	struct io_context *io_context;	/* The submitting task */
+
+	/*
+	 * request hash, key is the ending offset (for back merge lookup)
+	 */
+	struct list_head hash;
+	unsigned int on_hash;
+
+	/*
+	 * expire fifo
+	 */
+	struct list_head fifo;
+	unsigned long expires;
+
+	unsigned int is_sync;
+	enum arq_state state;
+};
+
+#define RQ_DATA(rq)	((struct as_rq *) (rq)->elevator_private)
+
+static kmem_cache_t *arq_pool;
+
+/*
+ * IO Context helper functions
+ */
+
+/* Called to deallocate the as_io_context */
+static void free_as_io_context(struct as_io_context *aic)
+{
+	kfree(aic);
+}
+
+/* Called when the task exits */
+static void exit_as_io_context(struct as_io_context *aic)
+{
+	WARN_ON(!test_bit(AS_TASK_RUNNING, &aic->state));
+	clear_bit(AS_TASK_RUNNING, &aic->state);
+}
+
+static struct as_io_context *alloc_as_io_context(void)
+{
+	struct as_io_context *ret;
+
+	ret = kmalloc(sizeof(*ret), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret->dtor = free_as_io_context;
+		ret->exit = exit_as_io_context;
+		ret->state = 1 << AS_TASK_RUNNING;
+		atomic_set(&ret->nr_queued, 0);
+		atomic_set(&ret->nr_dispatched, 0);
+		spin_lock_init(&ret->lock);
+		ret->ttime_total = 0;
+		ret->ttime_samples = 0;
+		ret->ttime_mean = 0;
+		ret->seek_total = 0;
+		ret->seek_samples = 0;
+		ret->seek_mean = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If the current task has no AS IO context then create one and initialise it.
+ * Then take a ref on the task's io context and return it.
+ */
+static struct io_context *as_get_io_context(void)
+{
+	struct io_context *ioc = get_io_context(GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (ioc && !ioc->aic) {
+		ioc->aic = alloc_as_io_context();
+		if (!ioc->aic) {
+			put_io_context(ioc);
+			ioc = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	return ioc;
+}
+
+static void as_put_io_context(struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct as_io_context *aic;
+
+	if (unlikely(!arq->io_context))
+		return;
+
+	aic = arq->io_context->aic;
+
+	if (arq->is_sync == REQ_SYNC && aic) {
+		spin_lock(&aic->lock);
+		set_bit(AS_TASK_IORUNNING, &aic->state);
+		aic->last_end_request = jiffies;
+		spin_unlock(&aic->lock);
+	}
+
+	put_io_context(arq->io_context);
+}
+
+/*
+ * the back merge hash support functions
+ */
+static const int as_hash_shift = 6;
+#define AS_HASH_BLOCK(sec)	((sec) >> 3)
+#define AS_HASH_FN(sec)		(hash_long(AS_HASH_BLOCK((sec)), as_hash_shift))
+#define AS_HASH_ENTRIES		(1 << as_hash_shift)
+#define rq_hash_key(rq)		((rq)->sector + (rq)->nr_sectors)
+#define list_entry_hash(ptr)	list_entry((ptr), struct as_rq, hash)
+
+static inline void __as_del_arq_hash(struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	arq->on_hash = 0;
+	list_del_init(&arq->hash);
+}
+
+static inline void as_del_arq_hash(struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	if (arq->on_hash)
+		__as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+}
+
+static void as_add_arq_hash(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct request *rq = arq->request;
+
+	BUG_ON(arq->on_hash);
+
+	arq->on_hash = 1;
+	list_add(&arq->hash, &ad->hash[AS_HASH_FN(rq_hash_key(rq))]);
+}
+
+/*
+ * move hot entry to front of chain
+ */
+static inline void as_hot_arq_hash(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct request *rq = arq->request;
+	struct list_head *head = &ad->hash[AS_HASH_FN(rq_hash_key(rq))];
+
+	if (!arq->on_hash) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (arq->hash.prev != head) {
+		list_del(&arq->hash);
+		list_add(&arq->hash, head);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct request *as_find_arq_hash(struct as_data *ad, sector_t offset)
+{
+	struct list_head *hash_list = &ad->hash[AS_HASH_FN(offset)];
+	struct list_head *entry, *next = hash_list->next;
+
+	while ((entry = next) != hash_list) {
+		struct as_rq *arq = list_entry_hash(entry);
+		struct request *__rq = arq->request;
+
+		next = entry->next;
+
+		BUG_ON(!arq->on_hash);
+
+		if (!rq_mergeable(__rq)) {
+			as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (rq_hash_key(__rq) == offset)
+			return __rq;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * rb tree support functions
+ */
+#define RB_NONE		(2)
+#define RB_EMPTY(root)	((root)->rb_node == NULL)
+#define ON_RB(node)	((node)->rb_color != RB_NONE)
+#define RB_CLEAR(node)	((node)->rb_color = RB_NONE)
+#define rb_entry_arq(node)	rb_entry((node), struct as_rq, rb_node)
+#define ARQ_RB_ROOT(ad, arq)	(&(ad)->sort_list[(arq)->is_sync])
+#define rq_rb_key(rq)		(rq)->sector
+
+/*
+ * as_find_first_arq finds the first (lowest sector numbered) request
+ * for the specified data_dir. Used to sweep back to the start of the disk
+ * (1-way elevator) after we process the last (highest sector) request.
+ */
+static struct as_rq *as_find_first_arq(struct as_data *ad, int data_dir)
+{
+	struct rb_node *n = ad->sort_list[data_dir].rb_node;
+
+	if (n == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		if (n->rb_left == NULL)
+			return rb_entry_arq(n);
+
+		n = n->rb_left;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add the request to the rb tree if it is unique.  If there is an alias (an
+ * existing request against the same sector), which can happen when using
+ * direct IO, then return the alias.
+ */
+static struct as_rq *as_add_arq_rb(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &ARQ_RB_ROOT(ad, arq)->rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct as_rq *__arq;
+	struct request *rq = arq->request;
+
+	arq->rb_key = rq_rb_key(rq);
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		__arq = rb_entry_arq(parent);
+
+		if (arq->rb_key < __arq->rb_key)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (arq->rb_key > __arq->rb_key)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
+			return __arq;
+	}
+
+	rb_link_node(&arq->rb_node, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&arq->rb_node, ARQ_RB_ROOT(ad, arq));
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void as_del_arq_rb(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	if (!ON_RB(&arq->rb_node)) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	rb_erase(&arq->rb_node, ARQ_RB_ROOT(ad, arq));
+	RB_CLEAR(&arq->rb_node);
+}
+
+static struct request *
+as_find_arq_rb(struct as_data *ad, sector_t sector, int data_dir)
+{
+	struct rb_node *n = ad->sort_list[data_dir].rb_node;
+	struct as_rq *arq;
+
+	while (n) {
+		arq = rb_entry_arq(n);
+
+		if (sector < arq->rb_key)
+			n = n->rb_left;
+		else if (sector > arq->rb_key)
+			n = n->rb_right;
+		else
+			return arq->request;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * IO Scheduler proper
+ */
+
+#define MAXBACK (1024 * 1024)	/*
+				 * Maximum distance the disk will go backward
+				 * for a request.
+				 */
+
+#define BACK_PENALTY	2
+
+/*
+ * as_choose_req selects the preferred one of two requests of the same data_dir
+ * ignoring time - eg. timeouts, which is the job of as_dispatch_request
+ */
+static struct as_rq *
+as_choose_req(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq1, struct as_rq *arq2)
+{
+	int data_dir;
+	sector_t last, s1, s2, d1, d2;
+	int r1_wrap=0, r2_wrap=0;	/* requests are behind the disk head */
+	const sector_t maxback = MAXBACK;
+
+	if (arq1 == NULL || arq1 == arq2)
+		return arq2;
+	if (arq2 == NULL)
+		return arq1;
+
+	data_dir = arq1->is_sync;
+
+	last = ad->last_sector[data_dir];
+	s1 = arq1->request->sector;
+	s2 = arq2->request->sector;
+
+	BUG_ON(data_dir != arq2->is_sync);
+
+	/*
+	 * Strict one way elevator _except_ in the case where we allow
+	 * short backward seeks which are biased as twice the cost of a
+	 * similar forward seek.
+	 */
+	if (s1 >= last)
+		d1 = s1 - last;
+	else if (s1+maxback >= last)
+		d1 = (last - s1)*BACK_PENALTY;
+	else {
+		r1_wrap = 1;
+		d1 = 0; /* shut up, gcc */
+	}
+
+	if (s2 >= last)
+		d2 = s2 - last;
+	else if (s2+maxback >= last)
+		d2 = (last - s2)*BACK_PENALTY;
+	else {
+		r2_wrap = 1;
+		d2 = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Found required data */
+	if (!r1_wrap && r2_wrap)
+		return arq1;
+	else if (!r2_wrap && r1_wrap)
+		return arq2;
+	else if (r1_wrap && r2_wrap) {
+		/* both behind the head */
+		if (s1 <= s2)
+			return arq1;
+		else
+			return arq2;
+	}
+
+	/* Both requests in front of the head */
+	if (d1 < d2)
+		return arq1;
+	else if (d2 < d1)
+		return arq2;
+	else {
+		if (s1 >= s2)
+			return arq1;
+		else
+			return arq2;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_find_next_arq finds the next request after @prev in elevator order.
+ * this with as_choose_req form the basis for how the scheduler chooses
+ * what request to process next. Anticipation works on top of this.
+ */
+static struct as_rq *as_find_next_arq(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *last)
+{
+	const int data_dir = last->is_sync;
+	struct as_rq *ret;
+	struct rb_node *rbnext = rb_next(&last->rb_node);
+	struct rb_node *rbprev = rb_prev(&last->rb_node);
+	struct as_rq *arq_next, *arq_prev;
+
+	BUG_ON(!ON_RB(&last->rb_node));
+
+	if (rbprev)
+		arq_prev = rb_entry_arq(rbprev);
+	else
+		arq_prev = NULL;
+
+	if (rbnext)
+		arq_next = rb_entry_arq(rbnext);
+	else {
+		arq_next = as_find_first_arq(ad, data_dir);
+		if (arq_next == last)
+			arq_next = NULL;
+	}
+
+	ret = as_choose_req(ad,	arq_next, arq_prev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * anticipatory scheduling functions follow
+ */
+
+/*
+ * as_antic_expired tells us when we have anticipated too long.
+ * The funny "absolute difference" math on the elapsed time is to handle
+ * jiffy wraps, and disks which have been idle for 0x80000000 jiffies.
+ */
+static int as_antic_expired(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	long delta_jif;
+
+	delta_jif = jiffies - ad->antic_start;
+	if (unlikely(delta_jif < 0))
+		delta_jif = -delta_jif;
+	if (delta_jif < ad->antic_expire)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_antic_waitnext starts anticipating that a nice request will soon be
+ * submitted. See also as_antic_waitreq
+ */
+static void as_antic_waitnext(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	unsigned long timeout;
+
+	BUG_ON(ad->antic_status != ANTIC_OFF
+			&& ad->antic_status != ANTIC_WAIT_REQ);
+
+	timeout = ad->antic_start + ad->antic_expire;
+
+	mod_timer(&ad->antic_timer, timeout);
+
+	ad->antic_status = ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_antic_waitreq starts anticipating. We don't start timing the anticipation
+ * until the request that we're anticipating on has finished. This means we
+ * are timing from when the candidate process wakes up hopefully.
+ */
+static void as_antic_waitreq(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	BUG_ON(ad->antic_status == ANTIC_FINISHED);
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_OFF) {
+		if (!ad->io_context || ad->ioc_finished)
+			as_antic_waitnext(ad);
+		else
+			ad->antic_status = ANTIC_WAIT_REQ;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is called directly by the functions in this file to stop anticipation.
+ * We kill the timer and schedule a call to the request_fn asap.
+ */
+static void as_antic_stop(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	int status = ad->antic_status;
+
+	if (status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ || status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
+		if (status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT)
+			del_timer(&ad->antic_timer);
+		ad->antic_status = ANTIC_FINISHED;
+		/* see as_work_handler */
+		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_antic_timeout is the timer function set by as_antic_waitnext.
+ */
+static void as_antic_timeout(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = (struct request_queue *)data;
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
+			|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
+		struct as_io_context *aic = ad->io_context->aic;
+
+		ad->antic_status = ANTIC_FINISHED;
+		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
+
+		if (aic->ttime_samples == 0) {
+			/* process anticipated on has exitted or timed out*/
+			ad->exit_prob = (7*ad->exit_prob + 256)/8;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_close_req decides if one request is considered "close" to the
+ * previous one issued.
+ */
+static int as_close_req(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	unsigned long delay;	/* milliseconds */
+	sector_t last = ad->last_sector[ad->batch_data_dir];
+	sector_t next = arq->request->sector;
+	sector_t delta; /* acceptable close offset (in sectors) */
+
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_OFF || !ad->ioc_finished)
+		delay = 0;
+	else
+		delay = ((jiffies - ad->antic_start) * 1000) / HZ;
+
+	if (delay <= 1)
+		delta = 64;
+	else if (delay <= 20 && delay <= ad->antic_expire)
+		delta = 64 << (delay-1);
+	else
+		return 1;
+
+	return (last - (delta>>1) <= next) && (next <= last + delta);
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_can_break_anticipation returns true if we have been anticipating this
+ * request.
+ *
+ * It also returns true if the process against which we are anticipating
+ * submits a write - that's presumably an fsync, O_SYNC write, etc. We want to
+ * dispatch it ASAP, because we know that application will not be submitting
+ * any new reads.
+ *
+ * If the task which has submitted the request has exitted, break anticipation.
+ *
+ * If this task has queued some other IO, do not enter enticipation.
+ */
+static int as_can_break_anticipation(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct io_context *ioc;
+	struct as_io_context *aic;
+	sector_t s;
+
+	ioc = ad->io_context;
+	BUG_ON(!ioc);
+
+	if (arq && ioc == arq->io_context) {
+		/* request from same process */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ad->ioc_finished && as_antic_expired(ad)) {
+		/*
+		 * In this situation status should really be FINISHED,
+		 * however the timer hasn't had the chance to run yet.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	aic = ioc->aic;
+	if (!aic)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!test_bit(AS_TASK_RUNNING, &aic->state)) {
+		/* process anticipated on has exitted */
+		if (aic->ttime_samples == 0)
+			ad->exit_prob = (7*ad->exit_prob + 256)/8;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(&aic->nr_queued) > 0) {
+		/* process has more requests queued */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(&aic->nr_dispatched) > 0) {
+		/* process has more requests dispatched */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (arq && arq->is_sync == REQ_SYNC && as_close_req(ad, arq)) {
+		/*
+		 * Found a close request that is not one of ours.
+		 *
+		 * This makes close requests from another process reset
+		 * our thinktime delay. Is generally useful when there are
+		 * two or more cooperating processes working in the same
+		 * area.
+		 */
+		spin_lock(&aic->lock);
+		aic->last_end_request = jiffies;
+		spin_unlock(&aic->lock);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+
+	if (aic->ttime_samples == 0) {
+		if (ad->new_ttime_mean > ad->antic_expire)
+			return 1;
+		if (ad->exit_prob > 128)
+			return 1;
+	} else if (aic->ttime_mean > ad->antic_expire) {
+		/* the process thinks too much between requests */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!arq)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ad->last_sector[REQ_SYNC] < arq->request->sector)
+		s = arq->request->sector - ad->last_sector[REQ_SYNC];
+	else
+		s = ad->last_sector[REQ_SYNC] - arq->request->sector;
+
+	if (aic->seek_samples == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Process has just started IO. Use past statistics to
+		 * guage success possibility
+		 */
+		if (ad->new_seek_mean > s) {
+			/* this request is better than what we're expecting */
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		if (aic->seek_mean > s) {
+			/* this request is better than what we're expecting */
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_can_anticipate indicates weather we should either run arq
+ * or keep anticipating a better request.
+ */
+static int as_can_anticipate(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	if (!ad->io_context)
+		/*
+		 * Last request submitted was a write
+		 */
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_FINISHED)
+		/*
+		 * Don't restart if we have just finished. Run the next request
+		 */
+		return 0;
+
+	if (as_can_break_anticipation(ad, arq))
+		/*
+		 * This request is a good candidate. Don't keep anticipating,
+		 * run it.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * OK from here, we haven't finished, and don't have a decent request!
+	 * Status is either ANTIC_OFF so start waiting,
+	 * ANTIC_WAIT_REQ so continue waiting for request to finish
+	 * or ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT so continue waiting for an acceptable request.
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void as_update_thinktime(struct as_data *ad, struct as_io_context *aic, unsigned long ttime)
+{
+	/* fixed point: 1.0 == 1<<8 */
+	if (aic->ttime_samples == 0) {
+		ad->new_ttime_total = (7*ad->new_ttime_total + 256*ttime) / 8;
+		ad->new_ttime_mean = ad->new_ttime_total / 256;
+
+		ad->exit_prob = (7*ad->exit_prob)/8;
+	}
+	aic->ttime_samples = (7*aic->ttime_samples + 256) / 8;
+	aic->ttime_total = (7*aic->ttime_total + 256*ttime) / 8;
+	aic->ttime_mean = (aic->ttime_total + 128) / aic->ttime_samples;
+}
+
+static void as_update_seekdist(struct as_data *ad, struct as_io_context *aic, sector_t sdist)
+{
+	u64 total;
+
+	if (aic->seek_samples == 0) {
+		ad->new_seek_total = (7*ad->new_seek_total + 256*(u64)sdist)/8;
+		ad->new_seek_mean = ad->new_seek_total / 256;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't allow the seek distance to get too large from the
+	 * odd fragment, pagein, etc
+	 */
+	if (aic->seek_samples <= 60) /* second&third seek */
+		sdist = min(sdist, (aic->seek_mean * 4) + 2*1024*1024);
+	else
+		sdist = min(sdist, (aic->seek_mean * 4)	+ 2*1024*64);
+
+	aic->seek_samples = (7*aic->seek_samples + 256) / 8;
+	aic->seek_total = (7*aic->seek_total + (u64)256*sdist) / 8;
+	total = aic->seek_total + (aic->seek_samples/2);
+	do_div(total, aic->seek_samples);
+	aic->seek_mean = (sector_t)total;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_update_iohist keeps a decaying histogram of IO thinktimes, and
+ * updates @aic->ttime_mean based on that. It is called when a new
+ * request is queued.
+ */
+static void as_update_iohist(struct as_data *ad, struct as_io_context *aic, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+	int data_dir = arq->is_sync;
+	unsigned long thinktime;
+	sector_t seek_dist;
+
+	if (aic == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	if (data_dir == REQ_SYNC) {
+		unsigned long in_flight = atomic_read(&aic->nr_queued)
+					+ atomic_read(&aic->nr_dispatched);
+		spin_lock(&aic->lock);
+		if (test_bit(AS_TASK_IORUNNING, &aic->state) ||
+			test_bit(AS_TASK_IOSTARTED, &aic->state)) {
+			/* Calculate read -> read thinktime */
+			if (test_bit(AS_TASK_IORUNNING, &aic->state)
+							&& in_flight == 0) {
+				thinktime = jiffies - aic->last_end_request;
+				thinktime = min(thinktime, MAX_THINKTIME-1);
+			} else
+				thinktime = 0;
+			as_update_thinktime(ad, aic, thinktime);
+
+			/* Calculate read -> read seek distance */
+			if (aic->last_request_pos < rq->sector)
+				seek_dist = rq->sector - aic->last_request_pos;
+			else
+				seek_dist = aic->last_request_pos - rq->sector;
+			as_update_seekdist(ad, aic, seek_dist);
+		}
+		aic->last_request_pos = rq->sector + rq->nr_sectors;
+		set_bit(AS_TASK_IOSTARTED, &aic->state);
+		spin_unlock(&aic->lock);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_update_arq must be called whenever a request (arq) is added to
+ * the sort_list. This function keeps caches up to date, and checks if the
+ * request might be one we are "anticipating"
+ */
+static void as_update_arq(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	const int data_dir = arq->is_sync;
+
+	/* keep the next_arq cache up to date */
+	ad->next_arq[data_dir] = as_choose_req(ad, arq, ad->next_arq[data_dir]);
+
+	/*
+	 * have we been anticipating this request?
+	 * or does it come from the same process as the one we are anticipating
+	 * for?
+	 */
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
+			|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
+		if (as_can_break_anticipation(ad, arq))
+			as_antic_stop(ad);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Gathers timings and resizes the write batch automatically
+ */
+static void update_write_batch(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	unsigned long batch = ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC];
+	long write_time;
+
+	write_time = (jiffies - ad->current_batch_expires) + batch;
+	if (write_time < 0)
+		write_time = 0;
+
+	if (write_time > batch && !ad->write_batch_idled) {
+		if (write_time > batch * 3)
+			ad->write_batch_count /= 2;
+		else
+			ad->write_batch_count--;
+	} else if (write_time < batch && ad->current_write_count == 0) {
+		if (batch > write_time * 3)
+			ad->write_batch_count *= 2;
+		else
+			ad->write_batch_count++;
+	}
+
+	if (ad->write_batch_count < 1)
+		ad->write_batch_count = 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_completed_request is to be called when a request has completed and
+ * returned something to the requesting process, be it an error or data.
+ */
+static void as_completed_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&rq->queuelist));
+
+	if (arq->state != AS_RQ_REMOVED) {
+		printk("arq->state %d\n", arq->state);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ad->changed_batch && ad->nr_dispatched == 1) {
+		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
+		ad->changed_batch = 0;
+
+		if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC)
+			ad->new_batch = 1;
+	}
+	WARN_ON(ad->nr_dispatched == 0);
+	ad->nr_dispatched--;
+
+	/*
+	 * Start counting the batch from when a request of that direction is
+	 * actually serviced. This should help devices with big TCQ windows
+	 * and writeback caches
+	 */
+	if (ad->new_batch && ad->batch_data_dir == arq->is_sync) {
+		update_write_batch(ad);
+		ad->current_batch_expires = jiffies +
+				ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC];
+		ad->new_batch = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ad->io_context == arq->io_context && ad->io_context) {
+		ad->antic_start = jiffies;
+		ad->ioc_finished = 1;
+		if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ) {
+			/*
+			 * We were waiting on this request, now anticipate
+			 * the next one
+			 */
+			as_antic_waitnext(ad);
+		}
+	}
+
+	as_put_io_context(arq);
+out:
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_POSTSCHED;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_remove_queued_request removes a request from the pre dispatch queue
+ * without updating refcounts. It is expected the caller will drop the
+ * reference unless it replaces the request at somepart of the elevator
+ * (ie. the dispatch queue)
+ */
+static void as_remove_queued_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+	const int data_dir = arq->is_sync;
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+
+	WARN_ON(arq->state != AS_RQ_QUEUED);
+
+	if (arq->io_context && arq->io_context->aic) {
+		BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_queued));
+		atomic_dec(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_queued);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Update the "next_arq" cache if we are about to remove its
+	 * entry
+	 */
+	if (ad->next_arq[data_dir] == arq)
+		ad->next_arq[data_dir] = as_find_next_arq(ad, arq);
+
+	list_del_init(&arq->fifo);
+	as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+	as_del_arq_rb(ad, arq);
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_fifo_expired returns 0 if there are no expired reads on the fifo,
+ * 1 otherwise.  It is ratelimited so that we only perform the check once per
+ * `fifo_expire' interval.  Otherwise a large number of expired requests
+ * would create a hopeless seekstorm.
+ *
+ * See as_antic_expired comment.
+ */
+static int as_fifo_expired(struct as_data *ad, int adir)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq;
+	long delta_jif;
+
+	delta_jif = jiffies - ad->last_check_fifo[adir];
+	if (unlikely(delta_jif < 0))
+		delta_jif = -delta_jif;
+	if (delta_jif < ad->fifo_expire[adir])
+		return 0;
+
+	ad->last_check_fifo[adir] = jiffies;
+
+	if (list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[adir]))
+		return 0;
+
+	arq = list_entry_fifo(ad->fifo_list[adir].next);
+
+	return time_after(jiffies, arq->expires);
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_batch_expired returns true if the current batch has expired. A batch
+ * is a set of reads or a set of writes.
+ */
+static inline int as_batch_expired(struct as_data *ad)
+{
+	if (ad->changed_batch || ad->new_batch)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC)
+		/* TODO! add a check so a complete fifo gets written? */
+		return time_after(jiffies, ad->current_batch_expires);
+
+	return time_after(jiffies, ad->current_batch_expires)
+		|| ad->current_write_count == 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * move an entry to dispatch queue
+ */
+static void as_move_to_dispatch(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
+{
+	struct request *rq = arq->request;
+	const int data_dir = arq->is_sync;
+
+	BUG_ON(!ON_RB(&arq->rb_node));
+
+	as_antic_stop(ad);
+	ad->antic_status = ANTIC_OFF;
+
+	/*
+	 * This has to be set in order to be correctly updated by
+	 * as_find_next_arq
+	 */
+	ad->last_sector[data_dir] = rq->sector + rq->nr_sectors;
+
+	if (data_dir == REQ_SYNC) {
+		/* In case we have to anticipate after this */
+		copy_io_context(&ad->io_context, &arq->io_context);
+	} else {
+		if (ad->io_context) {
+			put_io_context(ad->io_context);
+			ad->io_context = NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (ad->current_write_count != 0)
+			ad->current_write_count--;
+	}
+	ad->ioc_finished = 0;
+
+	ad->next_arq[data_dir] = as_find_next_arq(ad, arq);
+
+	/*
+	 * take it off the sort and fifo list, add to dispatch queue
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&rq->queuelist)) {
+		struct request *__rq = list_entry_rq(rq->queuelist.next);
+		struct as_rq *__arq = RQ_DATA(__rq);
+
+		list_del(&__rq->queuelist);
+
+		elv_dispatch_add_tail(ad->q, __rq);
+
+		if (__arq->io_context && __arq->io_context->aic)
+			atomic_inc(&__arq->io_context->aic->nr_dispatched);
+
+		WARN_ON(__arq->state != AS_RQ_QUEUED);
+		__arq->state = AS_RQ_DISPATCHED;
+
+		ad->nr_dispatched++;
+	}
+
+	as_remove_queued_request(ad->q, rq);
+	WARN_ON(arq->state != AS_RQ_QUEUED);
+
+	elv_dispatch_sort(ad->q, rq);
+
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_DISPATCHED;
+	if (arq->io_context && arq->io_context->aic)
+		atomic_inc(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_dispatched);
+	ad->nr_dispatched++;
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_dispatch_request selects the best request according to
+ * read/write expire, batch expire, etc, and moves it to the dispatch
+ * queue. Returns 1 if a request was found, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int as_dispatch_request(request_queue_t *q, int force)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq;
+	const int reads = !list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_SYNC]);
+	const int writes = !list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_ASYNC]);
+
+	if (unlikely(force)) {
+		/*
+		 * Forced dispatch, accounting is useless.  Reset
+		 * accounting states and dump fifo_lists.  Note that
+		 * batch_data_dir is reset to REQ_SYNC to avoid
+		 * screwing write batch accounting as write batch
+		 * accounting occurs on W->R transition.
+		 */
+		int dispatched = 0;
+
+		ad->batch_data_dir = REQ_SYNC;
+		ad->changed_batch = 0;
+		ad->new_batch = 0;
+
+		while (ad->next_arq[REQ_SYNC]) {
+			as_move_to_dispatch(ad, ad->next_arq[REQ_SYNC]);
+			dispatched++;
+		}
+		ad->last_check_fifo[REQ_SYNC] = jiffies;
+
+		while (ad->next_arq[REQ_ASYNC]) {
+			as_move_to_dispatch(ad, ad->next_arq[REQ_ASYNC]);
+			dispatched++;
+		}
+		ad->last_check_fifo[REQ_ASYNC] = jiffies;
+
+		return dispatched;
+	}
+
+	/* Signal that the write batch was uncontended, so we can't time it */
+	if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_ASYNC && !reads) {
+		if (ad->current_write_count == 0 || !writes)
+			ad->write_batch_idled = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(reads || writes)
+		|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
+		|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT
+		|| ad->changed_batch)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!(reads && writes && as_batch_expired(ad)) ) {
+		/*
+		 * batch is still running or no reads or no writes
+		 */
+		arq = ad->next_arq[ad->batch_data_dir];
+
+		if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC && ad->antic_expire) {
+			if (as_fifo_expired(ad, REQ_SYNC))
+				goto fifo_expired;
+
+			if (as_can_anticipate(ad, arq)) {
+				as_antic_waitreq(ad);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (arq) {
+			/* we have a "next request" */
+			if (reads && !writes)
+				ad->current_batch_expires =
+					jiffies + ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC];
+			goto dispatch_request;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * at this point we are not running a batch. select the appropriate
+	 * data direction (read / write)
+	 */
+
+	if (reads) {
+		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY(&ad->sort_list[REQ_SYNC]));
+
+		if (writes && ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC)
+			/*
+			 * Last batch was a read, switch to writes
+			 */
+			goto dispatch_writes;
+
+		if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_ASYNC) {
+			WARN_ON(ad->new_batch);
+			ad->changed_batch = 1;
+		}
+		ad->batch_data_dir = REQ_SYNC;
+		arq = list_entry_fifo(ad->fifo_list[ad->batch_data_dir].next);
+		ad->last_check_fifo[ad->batch_data_dir] = jiffies;
+		goto dispatch_request;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * the last batch was a read
+	 */
+
+	if (writes) {
+dispatch_writes:
+		BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY(&ad->sort_list[REQ_ASYNC]));
+
+		if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC) {
+			ad->changed_batch = 1;
+
+			/*
+			 * new_batch might be 1 when the queue runs out of
+			 * reads. A subsequent submission of a write might
+			 * cause a change of batch before the read is finished.
+			 */
+			ad->new_batch = 0;
+		}
+		ad->batch_data_dir = REQ_ASYNC;
+		ad->current_write_count = ad->write_batch_count;
+		ad->write_batch_idled = 0;
+		arq = ad->next_arq[ad->batch_data_dir];
+		goto dispatch_request;
+	}
+
+	BUG();
+	return 0;
+
+dispatch_request:
+	/*
+	 * If a request has expired, service it.
+	 */
+
+	if (as_fifo_expired(ad, ad->batch_data_dir)) {
+fifo_expired:
+		arq = list_entry_fifo(ad->fifo_list[ad->batch_data_dir].next);
+		BUG_ON(arq == NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (ad->changed_batch) {
+		WARN_ON(ad->new_batch);
+
+		if (ad->nr_dispatched)
+			return 0;
+
+		if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_ASYNC)
+			ad->current_batch_expires = jiffies +
+					ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC];
+		else
+			ad->new_batch = 1;
+
+		ad->changed_batch = 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * arq is the selected appropriate request.
+	 */
+	as_move_to_dispatch(ad, arq);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add arq to a list behind alias
+ */
+static inline void
+as_add_aliased_request(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq, struct as_rq *alias)
+{
+	struct request  *req = arq->request;
+	struct list_head *insert = alias->request->queuelist.prev;
+
+	/*
+	 * Transfer list of aliases
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&req->queuelist)) {
+		struct request *__rq = list_entry_rq(req->queuelist.next);
+		struct as_rq *__arq = RQ_DATA(__rq);
+
+		list_move_tail(&__rq->queuelist, &alias->request->queuelist);
+
+		WARN_ON(__arq->state != AS_RQ_QUEUED);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Another request with the same start sector on the rbtree.
+	 * Link this request to that sector. They are untangled in
+	 * as_move_to_dispatch
+	 */
+	list_add(&arq->request->queuelist, insert);
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't want to have to handle merges.
+	 */
+	as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+	arq->request->flags |= REQ_NOMERGE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * add arq to rbtree and fifo
+ */
+static void as_add_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+	struct as_rq *alias;
+	int data_dir;
+
+	if (arq->state != AS_RQ_PRESCHED) {
+		printk("arq->state: %d\n", arq->state);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_NEW;
+
+	if (rq_data_dir(arq->request) == READ
+			|| current->flags&PF_SYNCWRITE)
+		arq->is_sync = 1;
+	else
+		arq->is_sync = 0;
+	data_dir = arq->is_sync;
+
+	arq->io_context = as_get_io_context();
+
+	if (arq->io_context) {
+		as_update_iohist(ad, arq->io_context->aic, arq->request);
+		atomic_inc(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_queued);
+	}
+
+	alias = as_add_arq_rb(ad, arq);
+	if (!alias) {
+		/*
+		 * set expire time (only used for reads) and add to fifo list
+		 */
+		arq->expires = jiffies + ad->fifo_expire[data_dir];
+		list_add_tail(&arq->fifo, &ad->fifo_list[data_dir]);
+
+		if (rq_mergeable(arq->request))
+			as_add_arq_hash(ad, arq);
+		as_update_arq(ad, arq); /* keep state machine up to date */
+
+	} else {
+		as_add_aliased_request(ad, arq, alias);
+
+		/*
+		 * have we been anticipating this request?
+		 * or does it come from the same process as the one we are
+		 * anticipating for?
+		 */
+		if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
+				|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
+			if (as_can_break_anticipation(ad, arq))
+				as_antic_stop(ad);
+		}
+	}
+
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_QUEUED;
+}
+
+static void as_activate_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+
+	WARN_ON(arq->state != AS_RQ_DISPATCHED);
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_REMOVED;
+	if (arq->io_context && arq->io_context->aic)
+		atomic_dec(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_dispatched);
+}
+
+static void as_deactivate_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+
+	WARN_ON(arq->state != AS_RQ_REMOVED);
+	arq->state = AS_RQ_DISPATCHED;
+	if (arq->io_context && arq->io_context->aic)
+		atomic_inc(&arq->io_context->aic->nr_dispatched);
+}
+
+/*
+ * as_queue_empty tells us if there are requests left in the device. It may
+ * not be the case that a driver can get the next request even if the queue
+ * is not empty - it is used in the block layer to check for plugging and
+ * merging opportunities
+ */
+static int as_queue_empty(request_queue_t *q)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+
+	return list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_ASYNC])
+		&& list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_SYNC]);
+}
+
+static struct request *
+as_former_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+	struct rb_node *rbprev = rb_prev(&arq->rb_node);
+	struct request *ret = NULL;
+
+	if (rbprev)
+		ret = rb_entry_arq(rbprev)->request;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct request *
+as_latter_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+	struct rb_node *rbnext = rb_next(&arq->rb_node);
+	struct request *ret = NULL;
+
+	if (rbnext)
+		ret = rb_entry_arq(rbnext)->request;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+as_merge(request_queue_t *q, struct request **req, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	sector_t rb_key = bio->bi_sector + bio_sectors(bio);
+	struct request *__rq;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * see if the merge hash can satisfy a back merge
+	 */
+	__rq = as_find_arq_hash(ad, bio->bi_sector);
+	if (__rq) {
+		BUG_ON(__rq->sector + __rq->nr_sectors != bio->bi_sector);
+
+		if (elv_rq_merge_ok(__rq, bio)) {
+			ret = ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * check for front merge
+	 */
+	__rq = as_find_arq_rb(ad, rb_key, bio_data_dir(bio));
+	if (__rq) {
+		BUG_ON(rb_key != rq_rb_key(__rq));
+
+		if (elv_rq_merge_ok(__rq, bio)) {
+			ret = ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ELEVATOR_NO_MERGE;
+out:
+	if (ret) {
+		if (rq_mergeable(__rq))
+			as_hot_arq_hash(ad, RQ_DATA(__rq));
+	}
+	*req = __rq;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void as_merged_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *req)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(req);
+
+	/*
+	 * hash always needs to be repositioned, key is end sector
+	 */
+	as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+	as_add_arq_hash(ad, arq);
+
+	/*
+	 * if the merge was a front merge, we need to reposition request
+	 */
+	if (rq_rb_key(req) != arq->rb_key) {
+		struct as_rq *alias, *next_arq = NULL;
+
+		if (ad->next_arq[arq->is_sync] == arq)
+			next_arq = as_find_next_arq(ad, arq);
+
+		/*
+		 * Note! We should really be moving any old aliased requests
+		 * off this request and try to insert them into the rbtree. We
+		 * currently don't bother. Ditto the next function.
+		 */
+		as_del_arq_rb(ad, arq);
+		if ((alias = as_add_arq_rb(ad, arq)) ) {
+			list_del_init(&arq->fifo);
+			as_add_aliased_request(ad, arq, alias);
+			if (next_arq)
+				ad->next_arq[arq->is_sync] = next_arq;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Note! At this stage of this and the next function, our next
+		 * request may not be optimal - eg the request may have "grown"
+		 * behind the disk head. We currently don't bother adjusting.
+		 */
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+as_merged_requests(request_queue_t *q, struct request *req,
+			 struct request *next)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(req);
+	struct as_rq *anext = RQ_DATA(next);
+
+	BUG_ON(!arq);
+	BUG_ON(!anext);
+
+	/*
+	 * reposition arq (this is the merged request) in hash, and in rbtree
+	 * in case of a front merge
+	 */
+	as_del_arq_hash(arq);
+	as_add_arq_hash(ad, arq);
+
+	if (rq_rb_key(req) != arq->rb_key) {
+		struct as_rq *alias, *next_arq = NULL;
+
+		if (ad->next_arq[arq->is_sync] == arq)
+			next_arq = as_find_next_arq(ad, arq);
+
+		as_del_arq_rb(ad, arq);
+		if ((alias = as_add_arq_rb(ad, arq)) ) {
+			list_del_init(&arq->fifo);
+			as_add_aliased_request(ad, arq, alias);
+			if (next_arq)
+				ad->next_arq[arq->is_sync] = next_arq;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * if anext expires before arq, assign its expire time to arq
+	 * and move into anext position (anext will be deleted) in fifo
+	 */
+	if (!list_empty(&arq->fifo) && !list_empty(&anext->fifo)) {
+		if (time_before(anext->expires, arq->expires)) {
+			list_move(&arq->fifo, &anext->fifo);
+			arq->expires = anext->expires;
+			/*
+			 * Don't copy here but swap, because when anext is
+			 * removed below, it must contain the unused context
+			 */
+			swap_io_context(&arq->io_context, &anext->io_context);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Transfer list of aliases
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&next->queuelist)) {
+		struct request *__rq = list_entry_rq(next->queuelist.next);
+		struct as_rq *__arq = RQ_DATA(__rq);
+
+		list_move_tail(&__rq->queuelist, &req->queuelist);
+
+		WARN_ON(__arq->state != AS_RQ_QUEUED);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * kill knowledge of next, this one is a goner
+	 */
+	as_remove_queued_request(q, next);
+	as_put_io_context(anext);
+
+	anext->state = AS_RQ_MERGED;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is executed in a "deferred" process context, by kblockd. It calls the
+ * driver's request_fn so the driver can submit that request.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT! This guy will reenter the elevator, so set up all queue global
+ * state before calling, and don't rely on any state over calls.
+ *
+ * FIXME! dispatch queue is not a queue at all!
+ */
+static void as_work_handler(void *data)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	if (!as_queue_empty(q))
+		q->request_fn(q);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void as_put_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
+
+	if (!arq) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(arq->state != AS_RQ_POSTSCHED &&
+		     arq->state != AS_RQ_PRESCHED &&
+		     arq->state != AS_RQ_MERGED)) {
+		printk("arq->state %d\n", arq->state);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
+	mempool_free(arq, ad->arq_pool);
+	rq->elevator_private = NULL;
+}
+
+static int as_set_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq,
+			  struct bio *bio, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct as_rq *arq = mempool_alloc(ad->arq_pool, gfp_mask);
+
+	if (arq) {
+		memset(arq, 0, sizeof(*arq));
+		RB_CLEAR(&arq->rb_node);
+		arq->request = rq;
+		arq->state = AS_RQ_PRESCHED;
+		arq->io_context = NULL;
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&arq->hash);
+		arq->on_hash = 0;
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&arq->fifo);
+		rq->elevator_private = arq;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int as_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	int ret = ELV_MQUEUE_MAY;
+	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+	struct io_context *ioc;
+	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ ||
+			ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
+		ioc = as_get_io_context();
+		if (ad->io_context == ioc)
+			ret = ELV_MQUEUE_MUST;
+		put_io_context(ioc);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void as_exit_queue(elevator_t *e)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad = e->elevator_data;
+
+	del_timer_sync(&ad->antic_timer);
+	kblockd_flush();
+
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_SYNC]));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_ASYNC]));
+
+	mempool_destroy(ad->arq_pool);
+	put_io_context(ad->io_context);
+	kfree(ad->hash);
+	kfree(ad);
+}
+
+/*
+ * initialize elevator private data (as_data), and alloc a arq for
+ * each request on the free lists
+ */
+static int as_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
+{
+	struct as_data *ad;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!arq_pool)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ad = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*ad), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
+	if (!ad)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memset(ad, 0, sizeof(*ad));
+
+	ad->q = q; /* Identify what queue the data belongs to */
+
+	ad->hash = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct list_head)*AS_HASH_ENTRIES,
+				GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
+	if (!ad->hash) {
+		kfree(ad);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	ad->arq_pool = mempool_create_node(BLKDEV_MIN_RQ, mempool_alloc_slab,
+				mempool_free_slab, arq_pool, q->node);
+	if (!ad->arq_pool) {
+		kfree(ad->hash);
+		kfree(ad);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* anticipatory scheduling helpers */
+	ad->antic_timer.function = as_antic_timeout;
+	ad->antic_timer.data = (unsigned long)q;
+	init_timer(&ad->antic_timer);
+	INIT_WORK(&ad->antic_work, as_work_handler, q);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < AS_HASH_ENTRIES; i++)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ad->hash[i]);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_SYNC]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ad->fifo_list[REQ_ASYNC]);
+	ad->sort_list[REQ_SYNC] = RB_ROOT;
+	ad->sort_list[REQ_ASYNC] = RB_ROOT;
+	ad->fifo_expire[REQ_SYNC] = default_read_expire;
+	ad->fifo_expire[REQ_ASYNC] = default_write_expire;
+	ad->antic_expire = default_antic_expire;
+	ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC] = default_read_batch_expire;
+	ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC] = default_write_batch_expire;
+	e->elevator_data = ad;
+
+	ad->current_batch_expires = jiffies + ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC];
+	ad->write_batch_count = ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC] / 10;
+	if (ad->write_batch_count < 2)
+		ad->write_batch_count = 2;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * sysfs parts below
+ */
+struct as_fs_entry {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct as_data *, char *);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct as_data *, const char *, size_t);
+};
+
+static ssize_t
+as_var_show(unsigned int var, char *page)
+{
+	return sprintf(page, "%d\n", var);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+as_var_store(unsigned long *var, const char *page, size_t count)
+{
+	char *p = (char *) page;
+
+	*var = simple_strtoul(p, &p, 10);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t as_est_show(struct as_data *ad, char *page)
+{
+	int pos = 0;
+
+	pos += sprintf(page+pos, "%lu %% exit probability\n", 100*ad->exit_prob/256);
+	pos += sprintf(page+pos, "%lu ms new thinktime\n", ad->new_ttime_mean);
+	pos += sprintf(page+pos, "%llu sectors new seek distance\n", (unsigned long long)ad->new_seek_mean);
+
+	return pos;
+}
+
+#define SHOW_FUNCTION(__FUNC, __VAR)				\
+static ssize_t __FUNC(struct as_data *ad, char *page)		\
+{								\
+	return as_var_show(jiffies_to_msecs((__VAR)), (page));	\
+}
+SHOW_FUNCTION(as_readexpire_show, ad->fifo_expire[REQ_SYNC]);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(as_writeexpire_show, ad->fifo_expire[REQ_ASYNC]);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(as_anticexpire_show, ad->antic_expire);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(as_read_batchexpire_show, ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC]);
+SHOW_FUNCTION(as_write_batchexpire_show, ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC]);
+#undef SHOW_FUNCTION
+
+#define STORE_FUNCTION(__FUNC, __PTR, MIN, MAX)				\
+static ssize_t __FUNC(struct as_data *ad, const char *page, size_t count)	\
+{									\
+	int ret = as_var_store(__PTR, (page), count);		\
+	if (*(__PTR) < (MIN))						\
+		*(__PTR) = (MIN);					\
+	else if (*(__PTR) > (MAX))					\
+		*(__PTR) = (MAX);					\
+	*(__PTR) = msecs_to_jiffies(*(__PTR));				\
+	return ret;							\
+}
+STORE_FUNCTION(as_readexpire_store, &ad->fifo_expire[REQ_SYNC], 0, INT_MAX);
+STORE_FUNCTION(as_writeexpire_store, &ad->fifo_expire[REQ_ASYNC], 0, INT_MAX);
+STORE_FUNCTION(as_anticexpire_store, &ad->antic_expire, 0, INT_MAX);
+STORE_FUNCTION(as_read_batchexpire_store,
+			&ad->batch_expire[REQ_SYNC], 0, INT_MAX);
+STORE_FUNCTION(as_write_batchexpire_store,
+			&ad->batch_expire[REQ_ASYNC], 0, INT_MAX);
+#undef STORE_FUNCTION
+
+static struct as_fs_entry as_est_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "est_time", .mode = S_IRUGO },
+	.show = as_est_show,
+};
+static struct as_fs_entry as_readexpire_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "read_expire", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = as_readexpire_show,
+	.store = as_readexpire_store,
+};
+static struct as_fs_entry as_writeexpire_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "write_expire", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = as_writeexpire_show,
+	.store = as_writeexpire_store,
+};
+static struct as_fs_entry as_anticexpire_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "antic_expire", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = as_anticexpire_show,
+	.store = as_anticexpire_store,
+};
+static struct as_fs_entry as_read_batchexpire_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "read_batch_expire", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = as_read_batchexpire_show,
+	.store = as_read_batchexpire_store,
+};
+static struct as_fs_entry as_write_batchexpire_entry = {
+	.attr = {.name = "write_batch_expire", .mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR },
+	.show = as_write_batchexpire_show,
+	.store = as_write_batchexpire_store,
+};
+
+static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
+	&as_est_entry.attr,
+	&as_readexpire_entry.attr,
+	&as_writeexpire_entry.attr,
+	&as_anticexpire_entry.attr,
+	&as_read_batchexpire_entry.attr,
+	&as_write_batchexpire_entry.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+#define to_as(atr) container_of((atr), struct as_fs_entry, attr)
+
+static ssize_t
+as_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *page)
+{
+	elevator_t *e = container_of(kobj, elevator_t, kobj);
+	struct as_fs_entry *entry = to_as(attr);
+
+	if (!entry->show)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return entry->show(e->elevator_data, page);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+as_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+		    const char *page, size_t length)
+{
+	elevator_t *e = container_of(kobj, elevator_t, kobj);
+	struct as_fs_entry *entry = to_as(attr);
+
+	if (!entry->store)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return entry->store(e->elevator_data, page, length);
+}
+
+static struct sysfs_ops as_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show	= as_attr_show,
+	.store	= as_attr_store,
+};
+
+static struct kobj_type as_ktype = {
+	.sysfs_ops	= &as_sysfs_ops,
+	.default_attrs	= default_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct elevator_type iosched_as = {
+	.ops = {
+		.elevator_merge_fn = 		as_merge,
+		.elevator_merged_fn =		as_merged_request,
+		.elevator_merge_req_fn =	as_merged_requests,
+		.elevator_dispatch_fn =		as_dispatch_request,
+		.elevator_add_req_fn =		as_add_request,
+		.elevator_activate_req_fn =	as_activate_request,
+		.elevator_deactivate_req_fn = 	as_deactivate_request,
+		.elevator_queue_empty_fn =	as_queue_empty,
+		.elevator_completed_req_fn =	as_completed_request,
+		.elevator_former_req_fn =	as_former_request,
+		.elevator_latter_req_fn =	as_latter_request,
+		.elevator_set_req_fn =		as_set_request,
+		.elevator_put_req_fn =		as_put_request,
+		.elevator_may_queue_fn =	as_may_queue,
+		.elevator_init_fn =		as_init_queue,
+		.elevator_exit_fn =		as_exit_queue,
+	},
+
+	.elevator_ktype = &as_ktype,
+	.elevator_name = "anticipatory",
+	.elevator_owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int __init as_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	arq_pool = kmem_cache_create("as_arq", sizeof(struct as_rq),
+				     0, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!arq_pool)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = elv_register(&iosched_as);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/*
+		 * don't allow AS to get unregistered, since we would have
+		 * to browse all tasks in the system and release their
+		 * as_io_context first
+		 */
+		__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	kmem_cache_destroy(arq_pool);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit as_exit(void)
+{
+	elv_unregister(&iosched_as);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(arq_pool);
+}
+
+module_init(as_init);
+module_exit(as_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Nick Piggin");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("anticipatory IO scheduler");