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Jan 282010

How to check Linux I/O scheduler

Answer:

Assume your hard drive is sda, you can check the current Linux I/O scheduler at

# cat /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler noop anticipatory deadline [cfq]

Above shows that you are currently using the cfq scheduler.