[BENCHMARK] 2.5.40-mm2 with contest

[Con Kolivas <conman@kolivas.net>]

 
Here are the latest results including 2.5.40-mm2 with contest v0.50 
(http://contest.kolivas.net) 
 
noload: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [3]              67.7    98      0       0       1.01 
2.5.38 [3]              72.0    93      0       0       1.07 
2.5.39 [2]              72.2    93      0       0       1.07 
2.5.40 [1]              72.5    93      0       0       1.08 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          72.9    93      0       0       1.09 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          72.2    93      0       0       1.07 
 
process_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [3]              106.5   59      112     43      1.59 
2.5.38 [3]              89.5    74      34      28      1.33 
2.5.39 [2]              91.2    73      36      28      1.36 
2.5.40 [2]              82.8    80      25      23      1.23 
2.5.40-mm1 [2]          86.9    77      30      25      1.29 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          98.0    69      45      33      1.46 
 
io_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [3]              492.6   14      38      10      7.33 
2.5.38 [1]              4000.0  1       500     1       59.55 
2.5.39 [2]              423.9   18      30      11      6.31 
2.5.40 [1]              315.7   25      22      10      4.70 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          326.2   24      23      11      4.86 
2.5.40-mm2 [2]          208.0   38      12      10      3.10 
 
mem_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [3]              100.0   72      33      3       1.49 
2.5.38 [3]              107.3   70      34      3       1.60 
2.5.39 [2]              103.1   72      31      3       1.53 
2.5.40 [2]              102.5   72      31      3       1.53 
2.5.40-mm1 [2]          107.7   68      29      2       1.60 
2.5.40-mm2 [2]          165.1   44      38      2       2.46 
 
Well something happened here. The tuning under IO load has relaxed the 
pressure even more to allow kernel compilation to proceed. Mem load seems to 
have changed dramatically though with a disproportionately long increase in 
kernel compilation time given only a modest increase in the amount of work 
done by mem load. Process_load seems proportionately longer than mm1 with an 
appropriate rise in load work done. 
 
Below are also the experimental results with the newer loads: 
 
tarc_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [2]              106.5   70      1       8       1.59 
2.5.38 [1]              97.2    79      1       6       1.45 
2.5.39 [1]              91.8    83      1       6       1.37 
2.5.40 [1]              96.9    80      1       6       1.44 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          94.4    81      1       6       1.41 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          91.9    82      1       6       1.37 
 
tarx_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [1]              132.4   55      2       9       1.97 
2.5.38 [1]              120.5   63      2       8       1.79 
2.5.39 [1]              108.3   69      1       6       1.61 
2.5.40 [1]              110.7   68      1       6       1.65 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          191.5   39      3       7       2.85 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          188.1   39      3       7       2.80 
 
read_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [2]              134.1   54      14      5       2.00 
2.5.38 [2]              100.5   76      9       5       1.50 
2.5.39 [2]              101.3   74      14      6       1.51 
2.5.40 [1]              101.5   73      13      5       1.51 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          104.5   74      9       5       1.56 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          102.7   75      7       4       1.53 
 
lslr_load: 
Kernel [runs]           Time    CPU%    Loads   LCPU%   Ratio 
2.4.19 [1]              89.8    77      1       20      1.34 
2.5.38 [1]              99.1    71      1       20      1.48 
2.5.39 [1]              101.3   70      2       24      1.51 
2.5.40 [1]              97.0    72      1       21      1.44 
2.5.40-mm1 [1]          96.6    73      1       22      1.44 
2.5.40-mm2 [1]          94.3    75      1       21      1.40 
 
These do not appear significantly different. 
 
Con