--- 2.2.14-read-IO/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c.~1~	Fri Jan  7 18:19:10 2000
+++ 2.2.14-read-IO/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Sun Jan 23 16:49:06 2000
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 			 * requests are only for reads.
 			 */
 			kstat.pgpgout++;
-			max_req = (NR_REQUEST * 2) / 3;
+			max_req = NR_REQUEST >> 2;
 			break;
 		default:
 			printk(KERN_ERR "make_request: bad block dev cmd,"
--- 2.2.14-read-IO/include/linux/blk.h.~1~	Sun Jan 23 04:48:53 2000
+++ 2.2.14-read-IO/include/linux/blk.h	Sun Jan 23 17:32:04 2000
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 /*
  * NR_REQUEST is the number of entries in the request-queue.
- * NOTE that writes may use only the low 2/3 of these: reads
+ * NOTE that writes may use only the low 1/4 of these: reads
  * take precedence.
  */
-#define NR_REQUEST	128
+#define NR_REQUEST	32
 
 /*
  * This is used in the elevator algorithm.  We don't prioritise reads