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stat: add total fsync ios to json output (2018-01-25 16:04:20 -0700)
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mmap: don't include MADV_FREE in fadvise_hint check (2018-02-07 11:30:59 -0700)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Jens Axboe (2):
Let fadvise_hint also apply too mmap engine and madvise
mmap: don't include MADV_FREE in fadvise_hint check
HOWTO | 5 +++--
engines/mmap.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
fio.1 | 4 ++--
options.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
---
Diff of recent changes:
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index 78fa6cc..307b50d 100644
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -1093,8 +1093,9 @@ I/O type
.. option:: fadvise_hint=str
- Use :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` to advise the kernel on what I/O patterns
- are likely to be issued. Accepted values are:
+ Use :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` or :manpage:`posix_fadvise(2)` to
+ advise the kernel on what I/O patterns are likely to be issued.
+ Accepted values are:
**0**
Backwards-compatible hint for "no hint".
diff --git a/engines/mmap.c b/engines/mmap.c
index 7755658..ea7179d 100644
--- a/engines/mmap.c
+++ b/engines/mmap.c
@@ -27,6 +27,30 @@ struct fio_mmap_data {
off_t mmap_off;
};
+static bool fio_madvise_file(struct thread_data *td, struct fio_file *f,
+ size_t length)
+
+{
+ struct fio_mmap_data *fmd = FILE_ENG_DATA(f);
+
+ if (!td->o.fadvise_hint)
+ return true;
+
+ if (!td_random(td)) {
+ if (posix_madvise(fmd->mmap_ptr, length, POSIX_MADV_SEQUENTIAL) < 0) {
+ td_verror(td, errno, "madvise");
+ return false;
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (posix_madvise(fmd->mmap_ptr, length, POSIX_MADV_RANDOM) < 0) {
+ td_verror(td, errno, "madvise");
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
static int fio_mmap_file(struct thread_data *td, struct fio_file *f,
size_t length, off_t off)
{
@@ -50,17 +74,9 @@ static int fio_mmap_file(struct thread_data *td, struct fio_file *f,
goto err;
}
- if (!td_random(td)) {
- if (posix_madvise(fmd->mmap_ptr, length, POSIX_MADV_SEQUENTIAL) < 0) {
- td_verror(td, errno, "madvise");
- goto err;
- }
- } else {
- if (posix_madvise(fmd->mmap_ptr, length, POSIX_MADV_RANDOM) < 0) {
- td_verror(td, errno, "madvise");
- goto err;
- }
- }
+ if (!fio_madvise_file(td, f, length))
+ goto err;
+
if (posix_madvise(fmd->mmap_ptr, length, POSIX_MADV_DONTNEED) < 0) {
td_verror(td, errno, "madvise");
goto err;
diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 70eeeb0..91ae4a2 100644
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ pre\-allocation methods are available, \fBnone\fR if not.
.RE
.TP
.BI fadvise_hint \fR=\fPstr
-Use \fBposix_fadvise\fR\|(2) to advise the kernel what I/O patterns
-are likely to be issued. Accepted values are:
+Use \fBposix_fadvise\fR\|(2) or \fBposix_madvise\fR\|(2) to advise the kernel
+what I/O patterns are likely to be issued. Accepted values are:
.RS
.RS
.TP
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 9a3431d..6810521 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ struct fio_option fio_options[FIO_MAX_OPTS] = {
.posval = {
{ .ival = "0",
.oval = F_ADV_NONE,
- .help = "Don't issue fadvise",
+ .help = "Don't issue fadvise/madvise",
},
{ .ival = "1",
.oval = F_ADV_TYPE,
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