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From: Jiro SEKIBA <jir-hfpbi5WX9J54Eiagz67IpQ@public.gmane.org>
To: NILFS Users mailing list <users-JrjvKiOkagjYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nilfs2: tune write performance
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:04:13 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874oshdqxu.wl%jir@sekiba.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090806.035405.08300632.ryusuke-sG5X7nlA6pw@public.gmane.org>

Hi, 

Thank you for the comments!
I'll update the patch and re-do the performance benchmark.

At Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:54:05 +0900 (JST),
Ryusuke Konishi wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> On Wed,  5 Aug 2009 23:37:03 +0900, Jiro SEKIBA <jir-hfpbi5WX9J54Eiagz67IpQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > This is a candidate patch to improve write performance.
> > 
> > When GC is runnning, GC moves live block to difference segments.
> > Moving live blocks to different segment is done in a transaction,
> > but it is not necessarily to be in the transaction.
> > This patch will get the nilfs_ioctl_move_blocks() out from
> > transaction lock and put it before the transaction.
> > 
> > Here are the bonnie++ bench mark results against rc5.
> > I used sata disk so performace difference is not big.
> > So I modified nilfs_cleanerd.conf to ensure lock will be long enough.
> > 
> > I ran "bonnie++ -b" three times in each environment.
> > Create clean nilfs2 partition each time before test run.
> > 
> > Results
> > - write performance of rc5
> >  * Char|17472.333 K/sec
> >  * Block|30748.000 K/sec
> >  * Rewrite|18506.000 K/sec
> > 
> > - write performance of the patched rc5
> >  * Char|17961.000 K/sec -> 102.700%
> >  * Block|30987.666 K/sec -> 100.700%
> >  * Rewrite|18775.666 K/sec -> 101.400%
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> I think this patch can mitigate freeze-time of writes due to GC, but
> this benchmark seems not to be suited for measuring the effect.
> Particularly, GC fires only once per five seconds with the following
> config, and this may limit the efficacy in this kind of integrative
> test.
> 
> Is it possible to compare single write time hit GC with the time not
> hit GC ?
> 
> I will check correctness of the patch.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryusuke Konishi
> 
> > Here are the nilfs_cleanerd.conf and raw data.
> > -------8<---------8<---------nilfs_cleanerd.conf---------8<---------8<-------
> > protection_period    150
> > selection_policy    timestamp    # timestamp in ascend order
> > nsegments_per_clean    10
> > cleaning_interval    5
> > retry_interval        60
> > use_mmap
> > log_priority        info
> > -------8<---------8<---------nilfs_cleanerd.conf---------8<---------8<-------
> > ---------8<---------8<---------rc5---------8<---------8<---------
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 17404  22 30751   5 18519   3 33855  38 45560   4  47.3   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16   103   1 +++++ +++   255   0   251   4 +++++ +++   223   1
> > foras,10G,17404,22,30751,5,18519,3,33855,38,45560,4,47.3,0,16,103,1,+++++,+++,255,0,251,4,+++++,+++,223,1
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 17561  22 30781   5 18412   3 33973  38 46063   3  46.6   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16   102   1 +++++ +++   237   0   244   3 +++++ +++   222   1
> > foras,10G,17561,22,30781,5,18412,3,33973,38,46063,3,46.6,0,16,102,1,+++++,+++,237,0,244,3,+++++,+++,222,1
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 17452  22 30712   5 18587   3 34071  38 45479   4  50.6   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16   102   1 +++++ +++   238   0   252   4 +++++ +++   222   1
> > foras,10G,17452,22,30712,5,18587,3,34071,38,45479,4,50.6,0,16,102,1,+++++,+++,238,0,252,4,+++++,+++,222,1
> > ---------8<---------8<---------rc5---------8<---------8<---------
> > ---------8<---------8<---------patch---------8<---------8<---------
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 18004  22 31375   5 19110   3 33755  38 45224   4  97.1   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16    99   1 +++++ +++   223   0   231   3 +++++ +++   209   1
> > foras,10G,18004,22,31375,5,19110,3,33755,38,45224,4,97.1,0,16,99,1,+++++,+++,223,0,231,3,+++++,+++,209,1
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 17866  22 30673   5 18619   3 33923  38 45878   4  55.3   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16    97   1 +++++ +++   211   0   224   3 +++++ +++   203   1
> > foras,10G,17866,22,30673,5,18619,3,33923,38,45878,4,55.3,0,16,97,1,+++++,+++,211,0,224,3,+++++,+++,203,1
> > Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
> >                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
> > Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
> > foras           10G 18013  22 30915   5 18598   3 33879  38 44957   4  47.5   0
> >                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
> >                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
> >               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
> >                  16    99   1 +++++ +++   255   0   253   4 +++++ +++   226   1
> > foras,10G,18013,22,30915,5,18598,3,33879,38,44957,4,47.5,0,16,99,1,+++++,+++,255,0,253,4,+++++,+++,226,1
> > ---------8<---------8<---------patch---------8<---------8<---------
> > 
> >  fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c |   12 ++++++------
> >  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jiro SEKIBA <jir-hfpbi5WX9J54Eiagz67IpQ@public.gmane.org>
> > ---
> >  fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c |   12 ++++++------
> >  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c b/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
> > index 6ea5f87..83a885c 100644
> > --- a/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
> > +++ b/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
> > @@ -442,12 +442,6 @@ int nilfs_ioctl_prepare_clean_segments(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
> >  	const char *msg;
> >  	int ret;
> >  
> > -	ret = nilfs_ioctl_move_blocks(nilfs, &argv[0], kbufs[0]);
> > -	if (ret < 0) {
> > -		msg = "cannot read source blocks";
> > -		goto failed;
> > -	}
> > -
> >  	ret = nilfs_ioctl_delete_checkpoints(nilfs, &argv[1], kbufs[1]);
> >  	if (ret < 0) {
> >  		/*
> > @@ -548,6 +542,12 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_clean_segments(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
> >  		}
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	ret = nilfs_ioctl_move_blocks(nilfs, &argv[0], kbufs[0]);
> > +	if (ret < 0) {
> > +		printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: GC failed during preparation: cannot read source blocks: err=%d\n", ret);
> > +		goto out_free;
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	ret = nilfs_clean_segments(inode->i_sb, argv, kbufs);
> >  
> >   out_free:
> > -- 
> > 1.5.6.5
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Jiro SEKIBA <jir-hfpbi5WX9J54Eiagz67IpQ@public.gmane.org>

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-08-09 14:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-05 14:37 [PATCH] nilfs2: tune write performance Jiro SEKIBA
     [not found] ` <1249483023-21088-1-git-send-email-jir-hfpbi5WX9J54Eiagz67IpQ@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-05 18:54   ` Ryusuke Konishi
     [not found]     ` <20090806.035405.08300632.ryusuke-sG5X7nlA6pw@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-09 14:04       ` Jiro SEKIBA [this message]
2009-08-05 21:19   ` Ryusuke Konishi

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