Re: ~5x greater CPU load for a networked application when using 2.6.15-rt15-smp vs. 2.6.12-1.1390_FC4

[Gautam H Thaker <gthaker@atl.lmco.com>]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Gautam H Thaker <gthaker@atl.lmco.com> wrote:
> 
>>>http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/#zc  <- better ;)
>>
>> Andrew,
>>
>> I read the README for the "zc" tests. I wish Ingo can opine on which may be a
>> better test. Also, i assume that I can run "zcs" and "zcc" on the same
>> machine. I would do the tests with "send" instead of "sendfile".
> 
> 
> Oh.  I don't actually remember what zc does.  I was actually referring to
> `cyclesoak', which has proven to be a pretty accurate (or at least,
> sensitive and repeatable) way of determining overall per-CPU system load.

Yes, I should have been more clear. I meant to say that perhaps I should use
the 4 combinations of OS configs (non-RT/RT x UniProc/SMP) and use zc  and
cyclesoak rather than do a 20 node test, but I believe I will need many nodes
sending to my one "monitor" node to get this high packet receive rate of
about 38,000/second. Lower rates involving only a single machine should also
be capable of revealing conclusively that "RT-SMP" kernels are some factor
heavier than non-RT-UniProc kernel. Anyway, I will do the tests.

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Gautam H. Thaker
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