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SubjectRe: [BENCHMARK] EXT3 vs EXT2 results with rmap14a and testing with contest 0.34
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2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d(EXT2)
2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d(EXT3)


On September 19, 2002 12:16 am, Shawn Starr wrote:
> Sorry about the confusing email before. This should make more sense =)
>
> These results compare EXT3 against EXT2 with rmap using the contest tool
> you can get it at: http://contest.kolivas.net
>
> These tests are from a Athlon MP 2000+ w/ 512MB RAM
>
> noload:
>
> Kernel Time CPU
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 259.47 99%
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 267.66 97%
>
> process load:
>
> Kernel Time CPU
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 318.91 80%
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 324.44 79%
>
> io halfmem:
>
> Kernel Time CPU
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 306.82 87%
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 461.74 57%
>
> io full mem:
>
> Kernel Time CPU
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 325.39 82%
> 2.4.20-pre7-rmap14a-xfs-uml-shawn12d 411.47 64%
>
> full logs of the tests are:
>
> WITH EXT2
> ------------
> noload Time: 259.47 CPU: 99% Major Faults: 770937 Minor Faults: 1173705
> process load Time: 318.91 CPU: 80% Major Faults: 742261 Minor Faults:
> 1169516
> io halfmem Time: 306.82 CPU: 87% Major Faults: 742000 Minor Faults:
> 1169497 Was writing number 33 of a 257Mb sized io load file after 307
> seconds io fullmem Time: 325.39 CPU: 82% Major Faults: 742000 Minor
> Faults: 1169494 Was writing number 16 of a 514Mb sized io load file after
> 337 seconds mem load Time: 340.32 CPU: 79% Major Faults: 743307 Minor
> Faults: 1170011
>
>
> WITH EXT3
> -----------
>
> noload Time: 267.66 CPU: 97% Major Faults: 771111 Minor Faults: 1173722
> process load Time: 324.44 CPU: 79% Major Faults: 742261 Minor Faults:
> 1169518
> io halfmem Time: 461.74 CPU: 57% Major Faults: 742000 Minor Faults:
> 1169496 Was writing number 34 of a 257Mb sized io load file after 465
> seconds io fullmem Time: 411.47 CPU: 64% Major Faults: 742000 Minor
> Faults: 1169494 Was writing number 15 of a 514Mb sized io load file after
> 425 seconds mem load Time: 333.99 CPU: 81% Major Faults: 743320 Minor
> Faults: 1170021
>
> NOTES:
> ====
>
> As you can see, there's something DEFINATELY wrong here. EXT3 is much
> slower then EXT2. I converted the EXT3 disk back to EXT2 to do the second
> test.
>
> Also, I specified no mount options for EXT3 (which means it uses ordered
> mode). The journal was created with tune2fs -j /dev/hda#
>
>
> From #Kernelnewbies (snip)
> ==============
> <ShawnCONSOLE> riel uses EXT3
> <riel> my cpu is slower
> <ShawnCONSOLE> but you have fast disks?
> <riel> so it doesn't fall idle as quickly as yours, when waiting on the
> disk <riel> not very fast ;)
> <riel> old 8 GB IDE disk
> <ShawnCONSOLE> so having a fast disk and a fast CPU causes the cpu to wait
> longer cause the disk finishes its tasks much faster then the cpu expects?
> <ShawnCONSOLE> mem load final test = 78%
> <ShawnCONSOLE> so final numbers:
> <ShawnCONSOLE> 99, 80%, 87%, 83%, 75%
> <riel> yes, a very fast CPU falls idle more quickly
> <riel> but it's very curious that ext3 is that much worse than ext2
> <ShawnCONSOLE> thats much better.
> <riel> definately worth pointing out to the ext3 maintainers.

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