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-rw-r--r--block/elevator.c15
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index bafbae0344d..88318c38360 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ static struct elevator_type *elevator_get(const char *name)
spin_lock(&elv_list_lock);
e = elevator_find(name);
+ if (!e) {
+ char elv[ELV_NAME_MAX + strlen("-iosched")];
+
+ spin_unlock(&elv_list_lock);
+
+ if (!strcmp(name, "anticipatory"))
+ sprintf(elv, "as-iosched");
+ else
+ sprintf(elv, "%s-iosched", name);
+
+ request_module(elv);
+ spin_lock(&elv_list_lock);
+ e = elevator_find(name);
+ }
+
if (e && !try_module_get(e->elevator_owner))
e = NULL;