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IOSCHED_AS — Anticipatory I/O scheduler

The anticipatory I/O scheduler is the default disk scheduler. It is generally a good choice for most environments, but is quite large and complex compared to the deadline I/O scheduler. It can also be slower in some cases, especially under some database loads.

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