Re: [tbench regression fixes]: digging out smelly deadmen.
From: Mike Galbraith
Date: Sat Oct 11 2008 - 14:14:36 EST
On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 16:39 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> That said, we can probably still avoid the division for the top level
> stuff, because the sum of the top level weights is still invariant
> between all tasks.
Less math would be nice of course...
> I'll have a stab at doing so... I initially didn't do this because my
> first try gave some real ugly code, but we'll see - these numbers are a
> very convincing reason to try again.
...but the numbers I get on Q6600 don't pin the tail on the math donkey.
Update to UP test log.
2.6.27-final-up
ring-test - 1.193 us/cycle = 838 KHz (gcc-4.3)
tbench - 337.377 MB/sec tso/gso on
tbench - 340.362 MB/sec tso/gso off
netperf - 120751.30 rr/s tso/gso on
netperf - 121293.48 rr/s tso/gso off
2.6.27-final-up
patches/revert_weight_and_asym_stuff.diff
ring-test - 1.133 us/cycle = 882 KHz (gcc-4.3)
tbench - 340.481 MB/sec tso/gso on
tbench - 343.472 MB/sec tso/gso off
netperf - 119486.14 rr/s tso/gso on
netperf - 121035.56 rr/s tso/gso off
2.6.28-up
ring-test - 1.149 us/cycle = 870 KHz (gcc-4.3)
tbench - 343.681 MB/sec tso/gso off
netperf - 122812.54 rr/s tso/gso off
My SMP log, updated to account for TSO/GSO monkey-wrench.
(<bleep> truckload of time <bleep> wasted chasing unbisectable
<bleepity-bleep> tso gizmo. <bleep!>)
SMP config, same as UP kernels tested, except SMP.
tbench -t 60 4 localhost followed by four 60 sec netperf
TCP_RR pairs, each pair on it's own core of my Q6600.
2.6.22.19
Throughput 1250.73 MB/sec 4 procs 1.00
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 111272.55 1.00
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 104689.58
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 110733.05
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 110748.88
2.6.22.19-cfs-v24.1
Throughput 1213.21 MB/sec 4 procs .970
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 108569.27 .992
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 108541.04
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 108579.63
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 108519.09
2.6.23.17
Throughput 1200.46 MB/sec 4 procs .959
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 95987.66 .866
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 92819.98
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 95454.00
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 94834.84
2.6.23.17-cfs-v24.1
Throughput 1238.68 MB/sec 4 procs .990
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 105871.52 .969
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 105813.11
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 106106.31
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 106310.20
2.6.24.7
Throughput 1204 MB/sec 4 procs .962
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 99599.27 .910
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 99439.95
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 99556.38
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 99500.45
2.6.25.17
Throughput 1223.16 MB/sec 4 procs .977
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 101768.95 .930
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 101888.46
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 101608.21
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 101833.05
2.6.26.5
Throughput 1183.47 MB/sec 4 procs .945
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 100837.12 .922
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 101230.12
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 100868.45
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 100491.41
numbers above here are gcc-4.1, below gcc-4.3
2.6.26.6
Throughput 1177.18 MB/sec 4 procs
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 100896.10
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 100028.16
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 101729.44
16384 87380 1 1 60.01 100341.26
TSO/GSO off
2.6.27-final
Throughput 1177.39 MB/sec 4 procs
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98830.65
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98722.47
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98565.17
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98633.03
2.6.27-final
patches/revert_weight_and_asym_stuff.diff
Throughput 1167.67 MB/sec 4 procs
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 97003.05
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 96758.42
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 96432.01
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 97060.98
2.6.28.git
Throughput 1173.14 MB/sec 4 procs
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98449.33
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98484.92
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98657.98
16384 87380 1 1 60.00 98467.39
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