> On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 12:49:08PM +0900, Changheun Lee wrote: > > bio size can grow up to 4GB when muli-page bvec is enabled. > > but sometimes it would lead to inefficient behaviors. > > in case of large chunk direct I/O, - 32MB chunk read in user space - > > all pages for 32MB would be merged to a bio structure if the pages > > physical addresses are contiguous. it makes some delay to submit > > until merge complete. bio max size should be limited to a proper size. > > > > When 32MB chunk read with direct I/O option is coming from userspace, > > kernel behavior is below now. it's timeline. > > > > | bio merge for 32MB. total 8,192 pages are merged. > > | total elapsed time is over 2ms. > > |------------------ ... ----------------------->| > > | 8,192 pages merged a bio. > > | at this time, first bio submit is done. > > | 1 bio is split to 32 read request and issue. > > |---------------> > > |---------------> > > |---------------> > > ...... > > |---------------> > > |--------------->| > > total 19ms elapsed to complete 32MB read done from device. | > > > > If bio max size is limited with 1MB, behavior is changed below. > > > > | bio merge for 1MB. 256 pages are merged for each bio. > > | total 32 bio will be made. > > | total elapsed time is over 2ms. it's same. > > | but, first bio submit timing is fast. about 100us. > > |--->|--->|--->|---> ... -->|--->|--->|--->|--->| > > | 256 pages merged a bio. > > | at this time, first bio submit is done. > > | and 1 read request is issued for 1 bio. > > |---------------> > > |---------------> > > |---------------> > > ...... > > |---------------> > > |--------------->| > > total 17ms elapsed to complete 32MB read done from device. | > > Can you share us if enabling THP in your application can avoid this issue? BTW, you > need to make the 32MB buffer aligned with huge page size. IMO, THP perfectly fits > your case. > THP is enabled already like as below in my environment. It has no effect. cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled [always] madvise never This issue was reported from performance benchmark application in open market. I can't control application's working in open market. It's not only my own case. This issue might be occured in many mobile environment. At least, I checked this problem in exynos, and qualcomm chipset. > > Thanks, > Ming > > --- Changheun Lee Samsung Electronics.
