[linus:master] [mm] 8d596d8b81: stress-ng.mlockmany.ops_per_sec 10.5% improvement
From: kernel test robot
Date: Sun Oct 18 2026 - 21:35:11 EST
Hello,
kernel test robot noticed a 10.5% improvement of stress-ng.mlockmany.ops_per_sec on:
commit: 8d596d8b81ef56bf61538d6b4761a7b0d6138280 ("mm: avoid unnecessary lru drain for wp_can_reuse_anon_folio()") 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: 256 threads 4 sockets INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8592+ (Emerald Rapids) with 256G memory
parameters:
nr_threads: 100%
testtime: 60s
test: mlockmany
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/20261019/202610190949.71c20bb5-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-emr-2sp1/mlockmany/stress-ng/60s
commit:
819bfbd47e ("mm/page_alloc: remove set_page_private() in prep_compound_tail()")
8d596d8b81 ("mm: avoid unnecessary lru drain for wp_can_reuse_anon_folio()")
819bfbd47e49df89 8d596d8b81ef56bf61538d6b476
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%stddev %change %stddev
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1050118 +10.6% 1161061 ± 2% stress-ng.mlockmany.ops
17541 +10.5% 19384 ± 2% stress-ng.mlockmany.ops_per_sec
2933233 -7.5% 2714192 stress-ng.time.involuntary_context_switches
76.26 +29.3% 98.61 ± 3% stress-ng.time.user_time
2425877 +9.4% 2654908 ± 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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