[linus:master] [sched] c72945693b: stress-ng.rawudp.packets_32_bytes_received_per_sec 34.2% improvement

From: kernel test robot

Date: Tue Oct 27 2026 - 07:01:58 EST




Hello,

kernel test robot noticed a 34.2% improvement of stress-ng.rawudp.packets_32_bytes_received_per_sec on:


commit: c72945693b90423f1b46ac2dbc8749c2b7804fc8 ("sched: Restart fair hrtick after same-task repicks") https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master

testcase: stress-ng
config: x86_64-rhel-9.4
compiler: gcc-14
test machine: 192 threads 2 sockets Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6740E CPU @ 2.4GHz (Sierra Forest) with 256G memory
parameters:

nr_threads: 100%
testtime: 60s
test: rawudp
cpufreq_governor: performance


Details are as below:
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The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261027/202610271134.d6bf1e10-lkp@xxxxxxxxx

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compiler/cpufreq_governor/kconfig/nr_threads/rootfs/tbox_group/test/testcase/testtime:
gcc-14/performance/x86_64-rhel-9.4/100%/debian-13-x86_64-20250902.cgz/lkp-srf-2sp3/rawudp/stress-ng/60s

commit:
a9b3c75705 ("sched/headers: Replace __ASSEMBLY__ with __ASSEMBLER__ in the <uapi/linux/sched.h> header")
c72945693b ("sched: Restart fair hrtick after same-task repicks")

a9b3c7570564de40 c72945693b90423f1b46ac2dbc8
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%stddev %change %stddev
\ | \
0.01 +100.0% 0.02 stress-ng.rawudp.MB_recv'd_per_sec
4559098 +34.1% 6112029 ± 3% stress-ng.rawudp.ops
76041 +34.0% 101916 ± 3% stress-ng.rawudp.ops_per_sec
395.33 +34.2% 530.63 ± 3% stress-ng.rawudp.packets_32_bytes_received_per_sec
2611008 ± 2% +14.9% 2999104 ± 5% stress-ng.time.involuntary_context_switches
47.70 ± 7% +46.7% 69.96 ± 8% stress-ng.time.user_time
20919233 ± 4% +41.7% 29638128 ± 2% stress-ng.time.voluntary_context_switches


Disclaimer:
Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided
for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software
design or configuration may affect actual performance.


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