On 03/14, Chao Yu wrote: >On 2017/3/14 3:22, Jaegeuk Kim wrote: >> On 03/13, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: >>> @Chao Yu/@Jaegeuk Kim: I'm considering to add this to the regressions >>> report for 4.11; or is there a reason why it shouldn't be considered a >>> regression? Ciao, Thorsten >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm planning to submit f2fs updates for 4.11-rcX including a patch which >> resolves this issue as well, as I expect. >> >> https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/3/7/813 > >Sorry for late repay. > >I expect below patches in Jaegeuk's tree could help to recover the performance >as well > > f2fs: skip scanning free nid bitmap of full NAT blocks > f2fs: combine nat_bits and free_nid_bitmap cache
These 2 patches do help recover the performance back. Details as below. Tested-by: Xiaolong Ye <xiaolong...@intel.com> commit: 4ac912427c4214d8031d9ad6fbc3bc75e71512df ("f2fs: introduce free nid bitmap") ced2c7ea8e99b46755a270872cd5ba61c27cffad <= parent commit of 4ac912427c c0e39d642e41be12937f4532721fc2538182e264 ("f2fs: combine nat_bits and free_nid_bitmap cache") 4ac912427c4214d8 ced2c7ea8e99b46755a270872c c0e39d642e41be12937f453272 ---------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- %stddev %change %stddev %change %stddev \ | \ | \ 77863 ± 0% +50.8% 117419 ± 1% +50.9% 117500 ± 0% aim7.jobs-per-min 231.63 ± 0% -33.6% 153.78 ± 1% -33.7% 153.67 ± 0% aim7.time.elapsed_time 231.63 ± 0% -33.6% 153.78 ± 1% -33.7% 153.67 ± 0% aim7.time.elapsed_time.max 896604 ± 0% -10.1% 805644 ± 3% -20.8% 710207 ± 1% aim7.time.involuntary_context_switches 6240 ± 0% -13.3% 5408 ± 1% -14.2% 5353 ± 1% aim7.time.system_time 1111357 ± 3% -1.3% 1097209 ± 2% -7.8% 1024716 ± 0% aim7.time.voluntary_context_switches 5600256 ± 9% -9.5% 5066069 ± 0% -9.3% 5078220 ± 13% meminfo.DirectMap2M 78738 ± 8% +72.1% 135538 ± 8% +23.2% 96995 ± 6% meminfo.Dirty 315.50 ± 12% +210.8% 980.67 ± 16% +123.9% 706.40 ± 22% meminfo.Writeback 1328 ± 18% +357.1% 6069 ± 57% +231.1% 4397 ± 75% softirqs.NET_RX 669152 ± 3% -7.4% 619333 ± 4% -14.4% 572896 ± 1% softirqs.RCU 170724 ± 0% -25.0% 128030 ± 2% -23.0% 131531 ± 4% softirqs.SCHED 2688290 ± 0% -13.3% 2331994 ± 1% -14.7% 2292443 ± 1% softirqs.TIMER 4948 ± 3% +55.6% 7701 ± 1% +55.8% 7710 ± 0% vmstat.io.bo 39.00 ± 2% +65.8% 64.67 ± 2% -52.8% 18.40 ± 30% vmstat.procs.b 171.50 ± 2% +94.4% 333.33 ± 7% +29.7% 222.40 ± 7% vmstat.procs.r 13425 ± 1% +30.6% 17530 ± 1% +43.9% 19321 ± 10% vmstat.system.cs 45100 ± 1% +5.6% 47642 ± 1% +6.3% 47957 ± 0% vmstat.system.in 19068 ± 0% +75.8% 33522 ± 4% +24.5% 23745 ± 5% proc-vmstat.nr_dirty 80.00 ± 3% +195.0% 236.00 ± 14% +126.0% 180.80 ± 23% proc-vmstat.nr_writeback 19222 ± 0% +76.4% 33907 ± 4% +24.9% 24004 ± 5% proc-vmstat.nr_zone_write_pending Thanks, Xiaolong > >Xiaolong, Thorsten > >Could you help to test these patches? > >Thanks, > >> >> Thanks, >> >>> >>> On 08.03.2017 02:21, kernel test robot wrote: >>>> >>>> Greeting, >>>> >>>> We noticed a -33.7 regression of aim7.jobs-per-min due to commit: >>>> >>>> commit: 4ac912427c4214d8031d9ad6fbc3bc75e71512df ("f2fs: introduce free >>>> nid bitmap") >>>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master >>>> >>>> in testcase: aim7 >>>> on test machine: 40 threads Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v2 @ 3.00GHz with >>>> 384G memory >>>> with following parameters: >>>> >>>> disk: 1BRD_48G >>>> fs: f2fs >>>> test: disk_wrt >>>> load: 3000 >>>> cpufreq_governor: performance >>>> >>>> test-description: AIM7 is a traditional UNIX system level benchmark suite >>>> which is used to test and measure the performance of multiuser system. >>>> test-url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/aimbench/files/aim-suite7/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Details are as below: >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> >>>> >>>> >>>> To reproduce: >>>> >>>> git clone >>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git >>>> cd lkp-tests >>>> bin/lkp install job.yaml # job file is attached in this email >>>> bin/lkp run job.yaml >>>> >>>> testcase/path_params/tbox_group/run: >>>> aim7/1BRD_48G-f2fs-disk_wrt-3000-performance/lkp-ivb-ep01 >>>> >>>> ced2c7ea8e99b467 4ac912427c4214d8031d9ad6fb >>>> ---------------- -------------------------- >>>> %stddev change %stddev >>>> \ | \ >>>> 117419 ± 1% -33.7% 77863 ± 0% aim7.jobs-per-min >>>> 153.78 ± 1% +50.6% 231.63 ± 0% aim7.time.elapsed_time >>>> 153.78 ± 1% +50.6% 231.63 ± 0% aim7.time.elapsed_time.max >>>> 805644 ± 3% +11.3% 896604 ± 0% >>>> aim7.time.involuntary_context_switches >>>> 5408 ± 1% +15.4% 6240 ± 0% aim7.time.system_time >>>> 5066069 ± 0% +10.5% 5600256 ± 9% meminfo.DirectMap2M >>>> 135538 ± 8% -41.9% 78738 ± 8% meminfo.Dirty >>>> 980.67 ± 16% -67.8% 315.50 ± 12% meminfo.Writeback >>>> 71322 ± 10% -44.0% 39953 ± 1% numa-meminfo.node0.Dirty >>>> 11158 ± 18% -27.1% 8132 ± 0% numa-meminfo.node0.Mapped >>>> 56776 ± 6% -32.5% 38309 ± 0% numa-meminfo.node1.Dirty >>>> 9684 ± 22% +30.9% 12676 ± 0% numa-meminfo.node1.Mapped >>>> 6069 ± 57% -78.1% 1328 ± 18% softirqs.NET_RX >>>> 619333 ± 4% +8.0% 669152 ± 3% softirqs.RCU >>>> 128030 ± 2% +33.3% 170724 ± 0% softirqs.SCHED >>>> 2331994 ± 1% +15.3% 2688290 ± 0% softirqs.TIMER >>>> 7701 ± 1% -35.7% 4948 ± 3% vmstat.io.bo >>>> 64.67 ± 2% -39.7% 39.00 ± 2% vmstat.procs.b >>>> 333.33 ± 7% -48.5% 171.50 ± 2% vmstat.procs.r >>>> 17530 ± 1% -23.4% 13425 ± 1% vmstat.system.cs >>>> 47642 ± 1% -5.3% 45100 ± 1% vmstat.system.in >>>> 33522 ± 4% -43.1% 19068 ± 0% proc-vmstat.nr_dirty >>>> 236.00 ± 14% -66.1% 80.00 ± 3% proc-vmstat.nr_writeback >>>> 33907 ± 4% -43.3% 19222 ± 0% >>>> proc-vmstat.nr_zone_write_pending >>>> 28194 ± 10% +10.4% 31131 ± 6% proc-vmstat.pgactivate >>>> 746402 ± 2% +24.6% 929960 ± 3% proc-vmstat.pgfault >>>> 153.78 ± 1% +50.6% 231.63 ± 0% time.elapsed_time >>>> 153.78 ± 1% +50.6% 231.63 ± 0% time.elapsed_time.max >>>> 805644 ± 3% +11.3% 896604 ± 0% >>>> time.involuntary_context_switches >>>> 3524 ± 0% -23.4% 2701 ± 0% >>>> time.percent_of_cpu_this_job_got >>>> 5408 ± 1% +15.4% 6240 ± 0% time.system_time >>>> 12.19 ± 1% +36.7% 16.66 ± 0% time.user_time >>>> 48260939 ± 3% +12.1% 54110616 ± 2% cpuidle.C1-IVT.time >>>> 33149237 ± 5% +52.6% 50597349 ± 1% cpuidle.C1E-IVT.time >>>> 89642 ± 4% +52.8% 136976 ± 0% cpuidle.C1E-IVT.usage >>>> 13534795 ± 6% +276.3% 50934566 ± 55% cpuidle.C3-IVT.time >>>> 42893 ± 6% +138.8% 102439 ± 30% cpuidle.C3-IVT.usage >>>> 6.431e+08 ± 2% +390.1% 3.152e+09 ± 10% cpuidle.C6-IVT.time >>>> 802009 ± 2% +375.3% 3811880 ± 10% cpuidle.C6-IVT.usage >>>> 1535987 ± 4% +156.3% 3936830 ± 4% cpuidle.POLL.time >>>> 88.14 ± 0% -24.9% 66.17 ± 3% turbostat.%Busy >>>> 2659 ± 0% -44.7% 1471 ± 3% turbostat.Avg_MHz >>>> 3016 ± 0% -26.3% 2224 ± 0% turbostat.Bzy_MHz >>>> 5.20 ± 5% +127.0% 11.80 ± 2% turbostat.CPU%c1 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> perf-stat.page-faults >>>> >>>> 1e+06 >>>> ++-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >>>> 900000 O+O O O O O O O O >>>> | >>>> | O O O O O O O O O O >>>> | >>>> 800000 ++ .*.*. .*. .*. .*.. >>>> | >>>> 700000 ++*.*.*.*.*..*.* *.*.*.*.*.*..*.* * *.*.*.*.* *.*.*.* >>>> * >>>> | : : >>>> | >>>> 600000 ++: : >>>> | >>>> 500000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> 400000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> |: : >>>> :| >>>> 300000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> 200000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> | >>>> : | >>>> 100000 ++ >>>> : | >>>> 0 >>>> *+------------------------------------O-O------------------------*-+ >>>> >>>> >>>> perf-stat.minor-faults >>>> >>>> 1e+06 >>>> ++-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >>>> 900000 O+O O O O O O O O >>>> | >>>> | O O O O O O O O O O >>>> | >>>> 800000 ++ .*.*. .*. .*. .*.. >>>> | >>>> 700000 ++*.*.*.*.*..*.* *.*.*.*.*.*..*.* * *.*.*.*.* *.*.*.* >>>> * >>>> | : : >>>> | >>>> 600000 ++: : >>>> | >>>> 500000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> 400000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> |: : >>>> :| >>>> 300000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> 200000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> | >>>> : | >>>> 100000 ++ >>>> : | >>>> 0 >>>> *+------------------------------------O-O------------------------*-+ >>>> >>>> >>>> aim7.jobs-per-min >>>> >>>> 140000 >>>> ++-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >>>> | *. .*.. .*.*.*.*.*.*.*..*.*.*.*.*.*. >>>> | >>>> 120000 ++: *.*.* *.*.* *.*.*.*.*..*.*.*. >>>> * >>>> | : * >>>> | >>>> 100000 ++: : >>>> | >>>> |: : >>>> | >>>> 80000 O+O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O : >>>> :| >>>> |: : >>>> :| >>>> 60000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> |: : >>>> :| >>>> 40000 ++ : >>>> :| >>>> | : >>>> :| >>>> 20000 ++ >>>> : | >>>> | >>>> : | >>>> 0 >>>> *+------------------------------------O-O------------------------*-+ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [*] bisect-good sample >>>> [O] bisect-bad sample >>>> >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Xiaolong >>>> >> >> . >> >