Re: Help Resource Counters Scale better (v4)

[Prarit Bhargava]

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>   
> > On a 64p/32G system running 2.6.31-git2-rc5, with RESOURCE_COUNTERS
> >     
>
> This is CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS off at compile time right?
>
>   
> > off, "time make -j64" results in
> >     

^^^ yes.  It is off.

> > real    4m54.972s
> > user    90m13.456s
> > sys     50m19.711s
> >
> > On the same system, running 2.6.31-git2-rc5, with RESOURCE_COUNTERS on,
> > plus Balbir's "Help Resource Counters Scale Better (v3)" patch, and
> > this patch, results in
> >
> > real    4m18.607s
> > user    84m58.943s
> > sys     50m52.682s
> >     
>
> Hmm, so resource counters on with the patch is faster than
> CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS compiled out in real time? That seems
> counterintuitive. At best I would expect the patch to break even, but
> not be actually faster.
>   

That is only after one run.  I'm doing 10 reboot and build runs right 
now and will average them out.  I'll ping back here with results.

> Still it looks like the patch is clearly needed.
>
>   

P.
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