Index: geom_io.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /private/FreeBSD/src/sys/geom/geom_io.c,v
retrieving revision 1.57
diff -u -p -r1.57 geom_io.c
--- geom_io.c	11 Aug 2004 12:04:35 -0000	1.57
+++ geom_io.c	12 Aug 2004 20:02:50 -0000
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ g_io_deliver(struct bio *bp, int error)
 		pace++;
 		return;
 	}
+	if (pace > 0)
+		pace -= (pace < 2 ? pace : 2);
 	bp->bio_error = error;
 	g_bioq_enqueue_tail(bp, &g_bio_run_up);
 	wakeup(&g_wait_up);
@@ -333,10 +335,8 @@ g_io_schedule_down(struct thread *tp __u
 			continue;
 		}
 		g_bioq_unlock(&g_bio_run_down);
-		if (pace > 0) {
+		if (pace > 0)
 			msleep(&error, NULL, PRIBIO, "g_down", hz/10);
-			pace--;
-		}
 		error = g_io_check(bp);
 		if (error) {
 			g_io_deliver(bp, error);