I noticed that sometimes using --buffer_compress_percentage would not
result in the desired compression. After running some tests I found
that only some block sizes are affected.
512b, 4K, 8K, 16K, and 32K seem to work as expected.
64K, 128K, 256K, 512K, and 1024K exhibited the bug. I have not tested
beyond 1024K.
Here is the test script I used only changing block size for each test.
for i in {0..100}; do
fio --name=test --rw=write --bs=128k --ioengine=libaio --direct=1
--iodepth=32 --size=512m --refill_buffers
--buffer_compress_percentage=$i --filename=testfile.$i --eta=never
--output=/dev/null
done
for i in {0..100}; do
gzip -v testfile.$i &>> gzip.txt
done
rm *.gz
Below are compression results for 4K and then 128K. For 128K, you can
see compression stops matching at around 50%.
bs=4k
testfile.0: 0.3% -- replaced with testfile.0.gz
testfile.1: 1.2% -- replaced with testfile.1.gz
testfile.2: 2.2% -- replaced with testfile.2.gz
testfile.3: 3.2% -- replaced with testfile.3.gz
testfile.4: 4.1% -- replaced with testfile.4.gz
testfile.5: 5.1% -- replaced with testfile.5.gz
testfile.6: 6.1% -- replaced with testfile.6.gz
testfile.7: 7.1% -- replaced with testfile.7.gz
testfile.8: 8.1% -- replaced with testfile.8.gz
testfile.9: 9.1% -- replaced with testfile.9.gz
testfile.10: 10.1% -- replaced with testfile.10.gz
testfile.11: 11.1% -- replaced with testfile.11.gz
testfile.12: 12.1% -- replaced with testfile.12.gz
testfile.13: 13.1% -- replaced with testfile.13.gz
testfile.14: 14.1% -- replaced with testfile.14.gz
testfile.15: 15.1% -- replaced with testfile.15.gz
testfile.16: 16.0% -- replaced with testfile.16.gz
testfile.17: 17.0% -- replaced with testfile.17.gz
testfile.18: 18.0% -- replaced with testfile.18.gz
testfile.19: 19.0% -- replaced with testfile.19.gz
testfile.20: 20.0% -- replaced with testfile.20.gz
testfile.21: 21.0% -- replaced with testfile.21.gz
testfile.22: 22.0% -- replaced with testfile.22.gz
testfile.23: 23.0% -- replaced with testfile.23.gz
testfile.24: 24.0% -- replaced with testfile.24.gz
testfile.25: 25.0% -- replaced with testfile.25.gz
testfile.26: 25.9% -- replaced with testfile.26.gz
testfile.27: 26.9% -- replaced with testfile.27.gz
testfile.28: 27.9% -- replaced with testfile.28.gz
testfile.29: 28.9% -- replaced with testfile.29.gz
testfile.30: 29.9% -- replaced with testfile.30.gz
testfile.31: 30.9% -- replaced with testfile.31.gz
testfile.32: 31.9% -- replaced with testfile.32.gz
testfile.33: 32.9% -- replaced with testfile.33.gz
testfile.34: 33.9% -- replaced with testfile.34.gz
testfile.35: 34.9% -- replaced with testfile.35.gz
testfile.36: 35.9% -- replaced with testfile.36.gz
testfile.37: 36.9% -- replaced with testfile.37.gz
testfile.38: 37.9% -- replaced with testfile.38.gz
testfile.39: 38.9% -- replaced with testfile.39.gz
testfile.40: 39.9% -- replaced with testfile.40.gz
testfile.41: 40.8% -- replaced with testfile.41.gz
testfile.42: 41.8% -- replaced with testfile.42.gz
testfile.43: 42.8% -- replaced with testfile.43.gz
testfile.44: 43.8% -- replaced with testfile.44.gz
testfile.45: 44.8% -- replaced with testfile.45.gz
testfile.46: 45.8% -- replaced with testfile.46.gz
testfile.47: 46.8% -- replaced with testfile.47.gz
testfile.48: 47.8% -- replaced with testfile.48.gz
testfile.49: 48.8% -- replaced with testfile.49.gz
testfile.50: 49.8% -- replaced with testfile.50.gz
testfile.51: 50.3% -- replaced with testfile.51.gz
testfile.52: 51.2% -- replaced with testfile.52.gz
testfile.53: 52.3% -- replaced with testfile.53.gz
testfile.54: 53.2% -- replaced with testfile.54.gz
testfile.55: 54.2% -- replaced with testfile.55.gz
testfile.56: 55.3% -- replaced with testfile.56.gz
testfile.57: 56.1% -- replaced with testfile.57.gz
testfile.58: 57.2% -- replaced with testfile.58.gz
testfile.59: 58.2% -- replaced with testfile.59.gz
testfile.60: 59.2% -- replaced with testfile.60.gz
testfile.61: 60.2% -- replaced with testfile.61.gz
testfile.62: 61.2% -- replaced with testfile.62.gz
testfile.63: 62.2% -- replaced with testfile.63.gz
testfile.64: 63.2% -- replaced with testfile.64.gz
testfile.65: 64.1% -- replaced with testfile.65.gz
testfile.66: 65.2% -- replaced with testfile.66.gz
testfile.67: 66.2% -- replaced with testfile.67.gz
testfile.68: 67.2% -- replaced with testfile.68.gz
testfile.69: 68.2% -- replaced with testfile.69.gz
testfile.70: 69.2% -- replaced with testfile.70.gz
testfile.71: 70.2% -- replaced with testfile.71.gz
testfile.72: 71.2% -- replaced with testfile.72.gz
testfile.73: 72.2% -- replaced with testfile.73.gz
testfile.74: 73.2% -- replaced with testfile.74.gz
testfile.75: 74.3% -- replaced with testfile.75.gz
testfile.76: 75.2% -- replaced with testfile.76.gz
testfile.77: 76.1% -- replaced with testfile.77.gz
testfile.78: 77.2% -- replaced with testfile.78.gz
testfile.79: 78.2% -- replaced with testfile.79.gz
testfile.80: 79.1% -- replaced with testfile.80.gz
testfile.81: 80.1% -- replaced with testfile.81.gz
testfile.82: 81.2% -- replaced with testfile.82.gz
testfile.83: 82.2% -- replaced with testfile.83.gz
testfile.84: 83.1% -- replaced with testfile.84.gz
testfile.85: 84.2% -- replaced with testfile.85.gz
testfile.86: 85.1% -- replaced with testfile.86.gz
testfile.87: 86.1% -- replaced with testfile.87.gz
testfile.88: 87.2% -- replaced with testfile.88.gz
testfile.89: 88.2% -- replaced with testfile.89.gz
testfile.90: 89.2% -- replaced with testfile.90.gz
testfile.91: 90.1% -- replaced with testfile.91.gz
testfile.92: 91.1% -- replaced with testfile.92.gz
testfile.93: 92.0% -- replaced with testfile.93.gz
testfile.94: 93.2% -- replaced with testfile.94.gz
testfile.95: 94.1% -- replaced with testfile.95.gz
testfile.96: 95.0% -- replaced with testfile.96.gz
testfile.97: 96.4% -- replaced with testfile.97.gz
testfile.98: 97.3% -- replaced with testfile.98.gz
testfile.99: 98.5% -- replaced with testfile.99.gz
testfile.100: 99.9% -- replaced with testfile.100.gz
bs=128k
testfile.0: 0.3% -- replaced with testfile.0.gz
testfile.1: 1.3% -- replaced with testfile.1.gz
testfile.2: 2.3% -- replaced with testfile.2.gz
testfile.3: 3.3% -- replaced with testfile.3.gz
testfile.4: 4.2% -- replaced with testfile.4.gz
testfile.5: 5.2% -- replaced with testfile.5.gz
testfile.6: 6.2% -- replaced with testfile.6.gz
testfile.7: 7.2% -- replaced with testfile.7.gz
testfile.8: 8.2% -- replaced with testfile.8.gz
testfile.9: 9.2% -- replaced with testfile.9.gz
testfile.10: 10.2% -- replaced with testfile.10.gz
testfile.11: 11.2% -- replaced with testfile.11.gz
testfile.12: 12.2% -- replaced with testfile.12.gz
testfile.13: 13.2% -- replaced with testfile.13.gz
testfile.14: 14.2% -- replaced with testfile.14.gz
testfile.15: 15.2% -- replaced with testfile.15.gz
testfile.16: 16.1% -- replaced with testfile.16.gz
testfile.17: 17.1% -- replaced with testfile.17.gz
testfile.18: 18.1% -- replaced with testfile.18.gz
testfile.19: 19.1% -- replaced with testfile.19.gz
testfile.20: 20.1% -- replaced with testfile.20.gz
testfile.21: 21.1% -- replaced with testfile.21.gz
testfile.22: 22.1% -- replaced with testfile.22.gz
testfile.23: 23.1% -- replaced with testfile.23.gz
testfile.24: 24.1% -- replaced with testfile.24.gz
testfile.25: 25.1% -- replaced with testfile.25.gz
testfile.26: 26.1% -- replaced with testfile.26.gz
testfile.27: 27.1% -- replaced with testfile.27.gz
testfile.28: 28.1% -- replaced with testfile.28.gz
testfile.29: 29.1% -- replaced with testfile.29.gz
testfile.30: 30.0% -- replaced with testfile.30.gz
testfile.31: 31.0% -- replaced with testfile.31.gz
testfile.32: 32.0% -- replaced with testfile.32.gz
testfile.33: 33.0% -- replaced with testfile.33.gz
testfile.34: 34.0% -- replaced with testfile.34.gz
testfile.35: 35.0% -- replaced with testfile.35.gz
testfile.36: 36.0% -- replaced with testfile.36.gz
testfile.37: 37.0% -- replaced with testfile.37.gz
testfile.38: 38.0% -- replaced with testfile.38.gz
testfile.39: 39.0% -- replaced with testfile.39.gz
testfile.40: 40.0% -- replaced with testfile.40.gz
testfile.41: 41.0% -- replaced with testfile.41.gz
testfile.42: 42.0% -- replaced with testfile.42.gz
testfile.43: 43.0% -- replaced with testfile.43.gz
testfile.44: 44.0% -- replaced with testfile.44.gz
testfile.45: 45.0% -- replaced with testfile.45.gz
testfile.46: 46.0% -- replaced with testfile.46.gz
testfile.47: 47.0% -- replaced with testfile.47.gz
testfile.48: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.48.gz
testfile.49: 48.9% -- replaced with testfile.49.gz
testfile.50: 49.9% -- replaced with testfile.50.gz
testfile.51: 48.9% -- replaced with testfile.51.gz
testfile.52: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.52.gz
testfile.53: 47.0% -- replaced with testfile.53.gz
testfile.54: 46.0% -- replaced with testfile.54.gz
testfile.55: 45.0% -- replaced with testfile.55.gz
testfile.56: 44.0% -- replaced with testfile.56.gz
testfile.57: 43.0% -- replaced with testfile.57.gz
testfile.58: 42.0% -- replaced with testfile.58.gz
testfile.59: 41.0% -- replaced with testfile.59.gz
testfile.60: 40.0% -- replaced with testfile.60.gz
testfile.61: 39.0% -- replaced with testfile.61.gz
testfile.62: 38.0% -- replaced with testfile.62.gz
testfile.63: 37.0% -- replaced with testfile.63.gz
testfile.64: 36.0% -- replaced with testfile.64.gz
testfile.65: 35.0% -- replaced with testfile.65.gz
testfile.66: 34.0% -- replaced with testfile.66.gz
testfile.67: 34.0% -- replaced with testfile.67.gz
testfile.68: 36.0% -- replaced with testfile.68.gz
testfile.69: 38.0% -- replaced with testfile.69.gz
testfile.70: 40.0% -- replaced with testfile.70.gz
testfile.71: 42.0% -- replaced with testfile.71.gz
testfile.72: 43.9% -- replaced with testfile.72.gz
testfile.73: 45.9% -- replaced with testfile.73.gz
testfile.74: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.74.gz
testfile.75: 49.9% -- replaced with testfile.75.gz
testfile.76: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.76.gz
testfile.77: 45.9% -- replaced with testfile.77.gz
testfile.78: 43.9% -- replaced with testfile.78.gz
testfile.79: 41.9% -- replaced with testfile.79.gz
testfile.80: 40.0% -- replaced with testfile.80.gz
testfile.81: 42.9% -- replaced with testfile.81.gz
testfile.82: 45.9% -- replaced with testfile.82.gz
testfile.83: 48.9% -- replaced with testfile.83.gz
testfile.84: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.84.gz
testfile.85: 44.9% -- replaced with testfile.85.gz
testfile.86: 43.9% -- replaced with testfile.86.gz
testfile.87: 47.9% -- replaced with testfile.87.gz
testfile.88: 87.4% -- replaced with testfile.88.gz
testfile.89: 88.4% -- replaced with testfile.89.gz
testfile.90: 89.4% -- replaced with testfile.90.gz
testfile.91: 90.4% -- replaced with testfile.91.gz
testfile.92: 91.4% -- replaced with testfile.92.gz
testfile.93: 92.4% -- replaced with testfile.93.gz
testfile.94: 93.4% -- replaced with testfile.94.gz
testfile.95: 94.4% -- replaced with testfile.95.gz
testfile.96: 95.4% -- replaced with testfile.96.gz
testfile.97: 96.4% -- replaced with testfile.97.gz
testfile.98: 97.4% -- replaced with testfile.98.gz
testfile.99: 98.4% -- replaced with testfile.99.gz
testfile.100: 99.9% -- replaced with testfile.100.gz
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