2009/3/6 planetf1 <bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 04/03/09 23:50, Joshua C. wrote: >> >> 2009/3/4 Roberto Ragusa<mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> >>> Joshua C. wrote: >>> >>>> I did some test and here are the results: > > On the subject of performance... > I'm running Fedora rawhide right up to date with > xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.11.0-3.fc11.i586 > kernel-PAE-2.6.29-0.203.rc7.fc11.i686 > xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.0-7.fc11.i586 > > Under regular desktop usage I'm noticing > * With compiz running, various special effects like wobbly windows > have a relatively low CPU impact -- good acceleration. This has been fixed > in the last few weeks (thanks Dave) > * glxgears is ok (getting 1800 ish on a V5200/X1400) - could be a bit > better but just fine. I can only dream of this (max with F9 = 800 without compiz) and usually ~400. It's not quite a pleasant experience with this value > * Some seemingly minor activity like firefox's rotating circle that > appears in a tab whilst loading a page hit the CPU hard (up to 40% + on > Xorg) I hope they can do the same for r400 > * Another app "Personal Brain" which is relatively visual has a > similar huge impact > * The latest flash player takes lots of cpu, getting up to 50% (ie 1 cpu > maxed out) at < 1/4 size (default BBC iPlayer desktop size) at fullscreen it > struggles -- with jerky video > * mplayer/wmv appears to work significacantly better > > So it's a real mix of working & not so working ... and not clear whether the > app or driver (or mesa, X etc) is to blame... > > The system is a core duo " 2.16Ghz, 3Gb ram, V5200 FireGL ie R500 series > with 256Mb, 3200x1600 virtual (large desktop across 2 screens) > EXA acceleration is enabled > From log I note - page flipping disabled, dma 4 xv enabled, color > tiling enabled > > I have a few questions > > * Apart from glxgears are there any good "benchmark" apps that can be > used to help check for any regressions between updates? glxgears gives a > very basic working/not working, but something that's more typical of how > firefox etc drives X > > * Is there any good way of concisely capturing the X/ati workload > pattern that may assist in identifying specific impacts of that workload > type as it might relate to various config parameters > > * Are there some obvious settings I may have missed. > > * Is anyone else seeing this... > > Given the above I might have enough to raise a bug... but currently am > not sure if it's working as designed. Even if not I realise the info is > far too vague. > > Regards > Nigel. > bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I also saw improvements in the last week because of updates of mesa and xserver. my cpu usage is still quite high (100% with glxgears) and flash player really tries to squeeze it out. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
