From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:28:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:28:15 -0400 Received: from paloma14.e0k.nbg-hannover.de ([62.159.219.14]:25032 "HELO paloma14.e0k.nbg-hannover.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:28:00 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Dieter =?iso-8859-1?q?N=FCtzel?= Organization: DN To: Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: [resent PATCH] Re: very slow parallel read performance Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 17:28:07 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3] Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , Daniel Phillips , Mike Galbraith , Robert Love , ReiserFS List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20010828152807Z271487-760+6800@vger.kernel.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Dienstag, 28. August 2001 03:08 schrieb Dieter Nützel: > Are you like some numbers? > > I've generated some max-readahead numbers (dbench-1.1 32 clients) with > 2.4.8-ac11, 2.4.8-ac12 (+ memory.c fix) and 2.4.8-ac12 (+ memory.c fix + > low latency) > > system: > Athlon I 550 > MSI MS-6167 Rev 1.0B, AMD Irongate C4 (without bypass) > 640 MB PC100-2-2-2 SDRAM > AHA-2940UW > IBM U160 DDYS 18 GB, 10.000 rpm (in UW mode) > all filesystems ReiserFS 3.6.25 > > * readahead do not show dramatic differences > * killall -STOP kupdated DO > 2.4.8-ac12 + The Right memory.c fix + low latency patch > > max-readahead 31 (default) > Throughput 20.3505 MB/sec (NB=25.4381 MB/sec 203.505 MBit/sec) > 25.430u 75.250s 3:28.58 48.2% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w > > killall -STOP kupdated > > max-readahead 31 (default) > Throughput 29.25 MB/sec (NB=36.5625 MB/sec 292.5 MBit/sec) > 24.600u 86.370s 2:25.42 76.3% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w > > max-readahead 511 > Throughput 30.0372 MB/sec (NB=37.5465 MB/sec 300.372 MBit/sec) > 25.590u 75.910s 2:21.64 71.6% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w Argh, every one have from time to time some minutes... I've patched with the low latency patch (patch-rml-2.4.8-ac12-preempt- kernel-1) , compiled and run it (see above) but didn't enabled it.... So here are the right numbers, now. They are not much different but it is good to see that low latency do not harm disk troughput for this test. * I never saw such low numbers for context switches (GREAT). * load hardly only reach half the numbers (~16, for 32 processes) compared to the normal kernel * system is very smooth and snappy Drawbacks: There are several (most/all) modules missing preempt_schedule symbol. See the end of this mail. Regards, Dieter PS Should I redo my test with 2.4.9/2.410-pre1 + max-readahead patch or is it useless like Daniel mentioned? 2.4.8-ac12 + The Right memory.c fix + low latency patch The Real Test (CONFIG_PREEMPT=y) max-readahead 31 (default) Throughput 19.9584 MB/sec (NB=24.948 MB/sec 199.584 MBit/sec) 26.480u 79.570s 3:32.66 49.8% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w killall -STOP kupdated max-readahead 31 (default) Throughput 29.6149 MB/sec (NB=37.0186 MB/sec 296.149 MBit/sec) 26.590u 78.830s 2:23.65 73.3% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w max-readahead 511 Throughput 30.3902 MB/sec (NB=37.9878 MB/sec 303.902 MBit/sec) 26.510u 78.430s 2:20.00 74.9% 0+0k 0+0io 911pf+0w depmod -aev [-] xftw starting at /lib/modules/2.4 lstat on /lib/modules/2.4 failed xftw starting at /lib/modules/kernel lstat on /lib/modules/kernel failed xftw starting at /lib/modules/fs lstat on /lib/modules/fs failed xftw starting at /lib/modules/net lstat on /lib/modules/net failed xftw starting at /lib/modules/scsi lstat on /lib/modules/scsi 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