From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from brick.kernel.dk ([93.163.65.50]:44017 "EHLO kernel.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750807AbZDUF2h (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:28:37 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:28:36 +0200 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: Recent changes Message-ID: <20090421052836.GP4593@kernel.dk> References: <20090420180555.GH4593@kernel.dk> <248188.1200.qm@web63806.mail.re1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In-Reply-To: <248188.1200.qm@web63806.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Sender: fio-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: fio@vger.kernel.org To: Girish Satihal Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 20 2009, Girish Satihal wrote: > Hi Jens, > Here is the job file. I am facing problem with Sequential Writes on > ext3 file system. You are starting to annoy me a bit... Are you reading my emails? What did I ask you for? A cut down version that exhibits the problem. You are using a piece of free software and expecting help/support with your issue, the VERY least you can do is pay a bit of attention and provide what is asked (or at least say WHY you didn't provide a cut down version, perhaps you couldn't get it working etc). > =EF=BF=BD > Thanks, > =EF=BF=BDGirish >=20 > --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Jens Axboe wrote: >=20 > From: Jens Axboe > Subject: Re: Recent changes > To: "Girish Satihal" > Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org > Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 11:35 PM >=20 > On Mon, Apr 20 2009, Girish Satihal wrote: > >=20 > > Hi Jens, > > This build is the latest build after version 1.24. This build was the > > outcome of the request for adding blockalign/ba option. Can you please > > help in resolving this issue of sequential writes on ext3 file system? >=20 > I'd love to help you, but you have to help me a bit as well. I asked you > for a job file that reproduces the problem. If you can send me such a > job file (preferably cut down to just a single section that exhibits the > problem), then I can probably find the error quickly. >=20 > >=20 > > Thanks, > > Girish=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > --- On Sat, 4/18/09, Jens Axboe wrote: > >=20 > > > From: Jens Axboe > > > Subject: Re: Recent changes > > > To: "Girish Satihal" > > > Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org > > > Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 11:18 PM > > > On Fri, Apr 17 2009, Girish Satihal wrote: > > > > Hi Jens, > > > > I am seeing a serious problem with fio testing. I > > > tried running fio > > > > test on ext3 partition with Sequential Reads and > > > Writes. I keep > > > > getting the I/O write error for Sequential writes. I > > > tried with > > > > multiple servers with different controllers and I > > > still get the same > > > > error. With Sequential Reads and Random Reads/Writes > > > there is no issue > > > > seen. Please find the attached fio results file for > > > Sequential > > > > Reads/Writes which has the error details pertaining to > > > Sequential > > > > writes on ext3 file system. Thanks, Girish > > >=20 > > > That's pretty strange. Your test job(s) seem pretty > > > massive, you don't > > > happen to have a cut down version that exhibits the > > > problem? > > >=20 > > > There also seems to be parts of the error missing from > > > io_u_log_error(), > > > like the file associated with the error and the io_u > > > details (offset=3D > > > and buflen=3D, for instance). > > >=20 > > > What version of fio are you using? > > >=20 > > > --=20 > > > Jens Axboe > > >=20 > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line > > > "unsubscribe fio" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at=20 > > > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > >=20 > >=20 > > =20 >=20 > --=20 > Jens Axboe >=20 > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe fio" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >=20 >=20 >=20 > =20 --=20 Jens Axboe