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SubjectRe: [RFC:Patch: 000/008](memory hotplug) rough idea of pgdat removing
On (05/08/08 15:39), Yasunori Goto didst pronounce:
>
> > >> Duh. Then the use of RCU would also mean that all of reclaim must
> > >> be in a rcu period. So reclaim cannot sleep anymore.
> > >
> > > I use srcu_read_lock() (sleepable rcu lock) if kernel must be sleep for
> > > page reclaim. So, my patch basic idea is followings.
> >
> > But that introduces more overhead in __alloc_pages.
>
> Hmmm. I think SRCU should be used when kernel has to sleep, and sleep time
> will be bigger than SRCU's overhead.....
>
> The followings are results of unixbench and lmbench.
> I suppose my patch impacts lantency rather than throghput.
> In these results, 100fd select and page fault latencies of lmbench became worse.
> So I can't say there is no problem in my patches.
>
> Anyway, I'll retry to find other less impact way if there is,
> and compare benchmark results with this way.
>

Maybe I am missing something, but what is wrong with stop_machine during
memory hot-remove?

> Bye.
>
> ------------
>
> Unixbench
> -----
>
> Normal 2.6.27-rc1-mm1
>
>
> BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 4.1.0)
> System -- Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27-rc1-mm1 #1 SMP Mon Aug 4 16:08:48 JST 2008 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux
> Start Benchmark Run: 2008?$BG/ 8?$B7n 5?$BF| ?$B2PMKF| 10:24:35 JST
> 1 interactive users.
> 10:24:35 up 9 min, 1 user, load average: 0.16, 0.08, 0.03
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2008-02-25 15:48 /bin/sh -> bash
> /bin/sh: symbolic link to `bash'
> /dev/sda5 33792348 18360424 13687672 58% /home
> Execl Throughput 2954.0 lps (29.8 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1211570.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 281599.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 218859.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 328725.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 72850.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 57095.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3883690.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1050752.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 564703.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Pipe Throughput 462027.5 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Pipe-based Context Switching 105824.3 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Process Creation 2242.9 lps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> System Call Overhead 1320907.8 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 4442.1 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1810.0 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Shell Scripts (16 concurrent) 1042.7 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
>
>
> INDEX VALUES
> TEST BASELINE RESULT INDEX
>
> Execl Throughput 43.0 2954.0 687.0
> File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 218859.0 552.7
> File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 57095.0 345.0
> File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 564703.0 973.6
> Pipe Throughput 12440.0 462027.5 371.4
> Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 105824.3 264.6
> Process Creation 126.0 2242.9 178.0
> Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1810.0 3016.7
> System Call Overhead 15000.0 1320907.8 880.6
> =========
> FINAL SCORE 565.6
>
>
>
> 2.6.27-rc1-mm1 with my patch
>
>
> BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 4.1.0)
> System -- Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27-rc1-mm1-goto-test #2 SMP Mon Aug 4 18:50:56 JST 2008 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux
> Start Benchmark Run: 2008?$BG/ 8?$B7n 4?$BF| ?$B7nMKF| 20:35:11 JST
> 1 interactive users.
> 20:35:11 up 1:37, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.29, 0.71
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2008-02-25 15:48 /bin/sh -> bash
> /bin/sh: symbolic link to `bash'
> /dev/sda5 33792348 18360420 13687676 58% /home
> Execl Throughput 2949.0 lps (29.7 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1317211.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 282643.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 220360.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 361448.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 73172.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 57489.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Read 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3819448.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Write 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1026563.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 585218.0 KBps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Pipe Throughput 482681.7 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Pipe-based Context Switching 101437.7 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Process Creation 2237.5 lps (30.0 secs, 3 samples)
> System Call Overhead 1282198.4 lps (10.0 secs, 10 samples)
> Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 4447.7 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 1812.7 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
> Shell Scripts (16 concurrent) 1041.7 lpm (60.0 secs, 3 samples)
>
>
> INDEX VALUES
> TEST BASELINE RESULT INDEX
>
> Execl Throughput 43.0 2949.0 685.8
> File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 220360.0 556.5
> File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 57489.0 347.4
> File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 585218.0 1009.0
> Pipe Throughput 12440.0 482681.7 388.0
> Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 101437.7 253.6
> Process Creation 126.0 2237.5 177.6
> Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 1812.7 3021.2
> System Call Overhead 15000.0 1282198.4 854.8
> =========
> FINAL SCORE 566.8
>
>
>
>
>
> LMBENCH
>
> The first lines are results of normal 2.6.27-rc1-mm1.
> The second lines are results with my patch.
>
>
>
> L M B E N C H 3 . 0 S U M M A R Y
> ------------------------------------
> (Alpha software, do not distribute)
>
> Basic system parameters
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS Description Mhz tlb cache mem scal
> pages line par load
> bytes
> --------- ------------- ----------------------- ---- ----- ----- ------ ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- ia64-linux-gnu 1600 128 1
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- ia64-linux-gnu 1600 128 1
>
> Processor, Processes - times in microseconds - smaller is better
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS Mhz null null open slct sig sig fork exec sh
> call I/O stat clos TCP inst hndl proc proc proc
> --------- ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 1600 0.03 0.23 3.12 4.45 6.73 0.27 1.75 227. 463. 2219
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 1600 0.03 0.23 3.13 4.44 6.74 0.27 1.73 207. 448. 2230
>
> Context switching - times in microseconds - smaller is better
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 2p/0K 2p/16K 2p/64K 8p/16K 8p/64K 16p/16K 16p/64K
> ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw
> --------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- -------
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 12.7 11.8 14.6
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.6 12.8 11.9 14.7
>
> *Local* Communication latencies in microseconds - smaller is better
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 2p/0K Pipe AF UDP RPC/ TCP RPC/ TCP
> ctxsw UNIX UDP TCP conn
> --------- ------------- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.3 8.464 28.3 13.4 28.7 46.
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.5 8.470 28.3 13.4 32.2 46.
>
> File & VM system latencies in microseconds - smaller is better
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 0K File 10K File Mmap Prot Page 100fd
> Create Delete Create Delete Latency Fault Fault selct
> --------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ----- ------- -----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 15.1 13.4 45.6 25.4 24.0K 0.384 0.23850 2.804
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 15.8 13.3 43.0 26.0 24.1K 0.401 0.25150 2.835
>
> *Local* Communication bandwidths in MB/s - bigger is better
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS Description Mhz tlb cache mem scal
> pages line par load
> bytes
> --------- ------------- ----------------------- ---- ----- ----- ------ ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- ia64-linux-gnu 1600 128 1
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- ia64-linux-gnu 1600 128 1
>
> Processor, Processes - times in microseconds - smaller is better
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS Mhz null null open slct sig sig fork exec sh
> call I/O stat clos TCP inst hndl proc proc proc
> --------- ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 1600 0.03 0.23 3.12 4.45 6.73 0.27 1.75 227. 463. 2219
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 1600 0.03 0.23 3.13 4.44 6.74 0.27 1.73 207. 448. 2230
>
> Context switching - times in microseconds - smaller is better
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 2p/0K 2p/16K 2p/64K 8p/16K 8p/64K 16p/16K 16p/64K
> ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw ctxsw
> --------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- -------
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 12.7 11.8 14.6
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.6 12.8 11.9 14.7
>
> *Local* Communication latencies in microseconds - smaller is better
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 2p/0K Pipe AF UDP RPC/ TCP RPC/ TCP
> ctxsw UNIX UDP TCP conn
> --------- ------------- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.3 8.464 28.3 13.4 28.7 46.
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 11.5 8.470 28.3 13.4 32.2 46.
>
> File & VM system latencies in microseconds - smaller is better
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS 0K File 10K File Mmap Prot Page 100fd
> Create Delete Create Delete Latency Fault Fault selct
> --------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- ----- ------- -----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 15.1 13.4 45.6 25.4 24.0K 0.384 0.23850 2.804 <---!!!
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 15.8 13.3 43.0 26.0 24.1K 0.401 0.25150 2.835 <----!!!
>
> *Local* Communication bandwidths in MB/s - bigger is better
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Host OS Pipe AF TCP File Mmap Bcopy Bcopy Mem Mem
> UNIX reread reread (libc) (hand) read write
> --------- ------------- ---- ---- ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---- -----
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 4814 4100 1188 2087.4 523.2 549.6 274.9 458. 523.5
> localhost Linux 2.6.27- 4811 4111 1219 2090.8 523.1 549.4 276.1 458. 523.5
> (END)
>
>
>
> --
> Yasunori Goto
>
>

--
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab


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