From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Oliver.Korpilla@gmx.de" Subject: Re: kernel history of ide performance Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 11:02:19 +0200 Message-ID: <4252541B.3030209@gmx.de> References: <1112690797.4252506dd574e@kiun.homelinux.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from pop.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:61888 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261631AbVDEJCb (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Apr 2005 05:02:31 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1112690797.4252506dd574e@kiun.homelinux.net> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: kiu Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org kiu wrote: > Hi ide team, > > i often heard "uh, since kernel 2.6.bla the ide perfomance is soo bad". > Because of that (and the joy of writing bash scripts noone else will understand > *g*) i wrote an automated test script to get comparable measurements. > > The script compiles 2.6.0-2.6.11.6 (yes "" | make oldconfig), boots each kernel, > runs hdparm/bonnie++ and create some pngs with gnuplot. > > I ran the script on a Intel 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4/PIICeleron 333/IC35L040AVER07 > machine and you can find the results here: > > http://www.kiu.weite-welt.com/misc/idetest > > I am quite busy at the moment and hopefully have time next month to clean up the > scripts for a release (are you interested?) and do further testing... This looks like a mixed bag: some regression, some clear improvements, mostly the same. Nice work! Does this portray the IDE situation or more the situation of the PIIX chipset - I guess the code isn't changed as much since it should be rather mature? With kind regards, Oliver Korpilla