Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:00:30 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: 2.9test9-mm1 and DAO ATAPI cd-burning corrupt |
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On Thu, Nov 06 2003, Nick Piggin wrote: > > > Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote: > > >>>procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- > >>>----cpu---- > >>>r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us > >>>sy id wa > >>>2 0 0 579472 13976 308572 0 0 425 85 1255 645 5 > >>>3 84 9 > >>>2 0 0 579456 13976 308572 0 0 0 0 725 521 5 > >>>5 91 0 > >>>1 0 0 579448 13976 308572 0 0 0 0 736 523 2 > >>>5 94 0 > >>>0 0 0 579448 13976 308572 0 0 0 25 745 439 2 > >> > >> > >> > >>[snip] > >> > >>This looks good, from a system utilization point of view. I'm wondering > >>whether you have the iso image cached? There's no block io going on. > >> > >>It does like more like a CPU scheduler problem at this point. > > > > > > > >Ok, then it is Nick's turn, I guess. :-) Yeah most probably the iso is > >cached, as it was not the first time I burnt the iso when I did the > >vmstat, furthermore I have 1 GB of RAM... The other thing which > >doesn't speack for i/o problems, I guess: Just the first seconds when > >I start erasing the CD-RW the mouse hangs and heavily stutters, then > >it is OK until actual burning of image begins, then the mouse slightly > >stutters. All this was not with test9-mm1. > > > > I don't think the scheduler is the problem if you didn't have these problems > in mm1. The scheduler is quite good when nothing is reniced. Whats funny > though is it looks like you're losing timer interrupts, this is a sign that > something is holding interrupts off for too long, and would also cause > problems with your mouse.
sys time is usually pretty high if that is the case, and it's hovering around 5% here... Prakash, are you sure that dma is enabled on the drive? When you see the problem, do a vmstat 1 for 10 seconds so you are absolutely sure you are sending the info from when the problem occurs.
> I guess its over to Andrew.
Back to you, Kent! :-)
-- Jens Axboe
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