From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:14:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:14:42 -0400 Received: from mx2.utanet.at ([195.70.253.46]:35555 "EHLO smtp1.utaiop.at") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:14:28 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Gerold Jury Organization: Grips To: Steve Lord Subject: Re: [BENCH] Problems with IO throughput and fairness with 2.4.10 and 2.4.9-ac15 Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 16:13:59 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.1] Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200109281758.f8SHwCW21849@jen.americas.sgi.com> In-Reply-To: <200109281758.f8SHwCW21849@jen.americas.sgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-Id: <20010929121437Z276486-760+18495@vger.kernel.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Friday 28 September 2001 19:58, Steve Lord wrote: > Hi, > > Can you try XFS with this change, just to confirm you are seeing the same > problem I am seeing. I am not proposing this as a permanent fix yet, > just confirming what the deadlock is. > > Thanks > > Steve > The deadlock is gone. dbench 32 gives me Throughput 1.55412 MB/sec (NB=1.94265 MB/sec 15.5412 MBit/sec) 32 procs with 2.4.10-xfs + your patch I will leave it this way. Unfortunately i have a buissnes trip to South Afrika for at least 8 days starting tomorrow. I will not be able to do any further testing until then. Thanks Gerold