Re: [PATCH v7 0/8] Tunable sched_mc_power_savings=n

[Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>]

On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 23:49 +0530, Vaidyanathan Srinivasan wrote:

> I am new to sysbench.  I just started few OLTP runs with pgsql. In
> your graph you are plotting and comparing read/write-per-sec and not
> transactions-per-sec.  Both the parameter vary in a similar manner.
> Can you please let me know some background on using the
> read/write-per-sec result for comparison.

It means nothing.  One result is the same as any other.  I prefer low
level read/write but someone else may prefer higher level transactions.

> I assume you have run the above tests on Q6600 box that has single
> quad core package that consist of two dual core CPUs.

Yes.  I can go down from there, but not up.  Oh darn.

>   Can you please
> let me know the sched_domain tree that was build by hacking
> mc_capable().  The effect of sched_mc={1,2} depends on the
> sched groups that was build and their flags.

Hm.  I don't know what you're asking.  I hacked mc_capable only so I
could have the tweakable handy in case there was something I didn't know
about yet (having _just_ jumped in with both feet;)

> As you have mentioned in your data, sched_mc=2 helps recover some
> performance mainly because of NEWIDLE balance.

Yes, odd.

> You have mentioned clients in the x-axis of the graph, what is their
> relation to the number of threads?

I have 4 cores, and 2 caches.  Any relationship is all about cache.

Please feel free to point me to any previous discussion on sysbench
> where the above questions have been discussed.

I haven't seen such.

> Thanks,
> Vaidy

	Cheers,

	-Mike