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From: ching <lsching17@gmail.com>
To: cwillu <cwillu@cwillu.com>
Cc: Hugo Mills <hugo@carfax.org.uk>,
	Felix Pepinghege <postfach@pepinghege.net>,
	"linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org" <linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Why btrfs inline small file by default?
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:05:04 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <50919280.1030606@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAE5mzvgMskhBgH506BageXREifs63Zn_HKDaWBMuesS8Np66SQ@mail.gmail.com>

On 10/31/2012 08:18 AM, cwillu wrote:
> import os
> import sys
>
> data = "1" * 1024 * 3
>
> for x in xrange(100 * 1000):
>   with open('%s/%s' % (sys.argv[1], x), 'a') as f:
>     f.write(data)
>
> root@repository:~$ mount -o loop ~/inline /mnt
> root@repository:~$ mount -o loop,max_inline=0 ~/noninline /mnt2
>
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt
> real	0m11.105s
> user	0m1.328s
> sys	0m5.416s
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt2
> real	0m21.905s
> user	0m1.292s
> sys	0m5.460s
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt
> Data: total=1.01GB, used=256.00KB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=4.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=652.70MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt2
> Data: total=1.01GB, used=391.12MB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=4.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=60.98MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> 3k data, 4k leaf: inline is twice the speed, but 1.4x bigger.
>
> ----
>
> root@repository:~$ mkfs.btrfs inline -l 64k
> root@repository:~$ mkfs.btrfs noninline -l 64k
> ...
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt
> real	0m12.244s
> user	0m1.396s
> sys	0m8.101s
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt2
> real	0m13.047s
> user	0m1.436s
> sys	0m7.772s
>
> root@repository:/$ btr\fs fi df /mnt
> Data: total=8.00MB, used=256.00KB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=342.06MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> root@repository:/$ btr\fs fi df /mnt2
> Data: total=1.01GB, used=391.10MB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=50.06MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> 3k data, 64k leaf: inline is still 10% faster, and is now 25% smaller
>
> ----
>
> data = "1" * 1024 * 32
>
> ... (mkfs, mount, etc)
>
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt
> real	0m17.834s
> user	0m1.224s
> sys	0m4.772s
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt2
> real	0m20.521s
> user	0m1.304s
> sys	0m6.344s
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt
> Data: total=4.01GB, used=3.05GB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=54.00MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt2
> Data: total=4.01GB, used=3.05GB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=53.56MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> 32k data, 64k leaf: inline is still 10% faster, and is now the same
> size (not dead sure why, probably some interaction with the size of
> the actual write that happens)
>
> ----
>
> data = "1" * 1024 * 7
>
> ... etc
>
>
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt
> real	0m9.628s
> user	0m1.368s
> sys	0m4.188s
> root@repository:~$ time python test.py /mnt2
> real	0m13.455s
> user	0m1.608s
> sys	0m7.884s
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt
> Data: total=3.01GB, used=1.91GB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=74.69MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> root@repository:/$ btrfs fi df /mnt2
> Data: total=3.01GB, used=1.91GB
> System, DUP: total=8.00MB, used=64.00KB
> System: total=4.00MB, used=0.00
> Metadata, DUP: total=1.00GB, used=74.69MB
> Metadata: total=8.00MB, used=0.00
>
> 7k data, 64k leaf:  30% faster, same data usage.
>
> ----
>
> Are we done yet?  Can I go home now? ;p
>


thanks for the test.

but the result just indicate the inline small file is not a "safe" optimization to be turned on by default.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-10-31 21:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-30 11:04 Why btrfs inline small file by default? ching
2012-10-30 12:04 ` Felix Pepinghege
2012-10-30 12:17   ` cwillu
2012-10-30 21:40     ` ching
2012-10-30 22:14       ` Hugo Mills
2012-10-30 22:19         ` Hugo Mills
2012-10-30 23:47           ` ching
2012-10-31  0:12             ` David Sterba
2012-10-31 21:07               ` ching
2012-10-31  0:18             ` cwillu
2012-10-31  8:48               ` Ahmet Inan
2012-10-31  9:39                 ` cwillu
2012-10-31 10:48                   ` Ahmet Inan
2012-10-31 10:55                     ` Michael Kjörling
2012-10-31 11:10                       ` Ahmet Inan
2012-10-31 10:57                     ` cwillu
2012-10-31 11:56                       ` Michael Kjörling
2012-10-31 13:27                         ` Ahmet Inan
2012-10-31 13:44                         ` Roman Mamedov
2012-10-31 21:05               ` ching [this message]
2012-10-30 22:16       ` cwillu
2012-10-30 23:41         ` ching
2012-10-30 21:39   ` ching
2012-10-30 12:11 ` Felix Pepinghege
2012-10-30 12:13 ` Mitch Harder
2012-10-30 16:38 ` David Sterba

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