Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: patch for 2.1.54 fs/inode.c -- please test! | From | Zlatko Calusic <> | Date | 11 Sep 1997 12:43:56 +0200 |
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After spending one whole day dealing with spammers, recompiling sendmails on many machines and adding rules to sendmail.cf for filtering, I'm now back to life, just in time to check new patch. :)
After I did some testing, I must admit that you did excellent work Bill. Well, as always. :)
I applied the patch on 2.1.55 (!) and after being satisfied with results, decided to benchmark things, just to be sure everything is OK.
Here it comes (very simple):
(reboot to single user, login, cd /usr/src/linux)
free time ls -alR / > /dev/null (2x to see caching effect) free time make -j10 free
(make clean; reboot)
make is done on Linux kernel (of course :) ) with MAKE=make -j10 in Makefile.
Results:
2.1.55 ______
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 4908 25756 2064 900 2784 -/+ buffers: 1224 29440 Swap: 104796 0 104796
01:53 -> 00:32 (ls -alR real times)
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 30084 580 2092 7476 2816 -/+ buffers: 19792 10872 Swap: 104796 0 104796
14:25 minutes to build kernel (make -j10)
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 19832 10832 760 1480 6088 -/+ buffers: 12264 18400 <--- MEMORY LEAK! Swap: 104796 224 104572
2.1.55 with inode patch applied (Bill Hawes) ____________________________________________
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 4584 26080 2096 900 2476 -/+ buffers: 1208 29456 Swap: 104796 0 104796
01:32 -> 00:28 (some improvements even here!!!)
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 14328 16336 2116 9924 1484 -/+ buffers: 2920 27744 <--- memory leak not present!!! Swap: 104796 0 104796
08:56 minutes to build kernel!!!!!!!!!!!! (we saved 38% of time)
total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 30664 9660 21004 760 1416 6064 -/+ buffers: 2180 28484 Swap: 104796 228 104568
Now I see 2.1.56 will be the best kernel so far!!!
Like other testers, I also got many "got one" messages, and not even one "failed" message.
Excellent! -- Posted by Zlatko Calusic E-mail: <Zlatko.Calusic@CARNet.hr> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Abandon all hope ye who have entered cyberspace.
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