Re: Recent kernel SMP scalability Benchmark/White-paper References.

Austin Gonyou
2002-05-24T04:02:21Z

On Thu, 2002-05-23 at 19:23, Stephane Charette wrote:
> On 23 May 2002 17:41:55 -0500, Austin Gonyou wrote:
>
> >I was looking around on google web, google groups, lkml digests,
> >Intel.com, RedHat, SuSe, SGI.com, osdl.com, etc for some benchmarks of
> >recent 2.4.x kernels, say 2.4.x > 16, with references to SMP scalability
> >problems or successes, etc. Mainly centering around 4-way/8-way x86
> >testing in terms of memory bandwidth/utilization, threading performance,
> >etc.
>
> All I've found so far is:
>
> http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/als2000/full_papers/bryantscale/bryantscale.pdf
>

Yeah..been there, done that. Most stuff I've found is no newer than
2000. :( I really need something recent.

> which is based on the 2.2.14-SMP -vs- 2.3.99-SMP kernels.
>
> >I'm hoping to create a white-paper internally, and hopefully externally
> >at some point, which can be maintained so others don't have to do the
> >same arduous task of trying to find recent data as it pertains to said
> >statistics.
>
> If you find anything else, or get forwarded any information, please post the relevant information where possible. There are many of us looking for benchmark information on recent 2.4.x kernels. Seems like a few companies/projects are currently looking at the costs/benefits/risks of moving up to the new kernel.
>
That is the plan. Like with my recently completed Multi-Realm Kerberos
install docs that I've been working on, everything I collect will get
out for public knowledge.Sharing our experiences is the only way to make
the world a better place.

> Regards,
>
> Stephane Charette