On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Anna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I did two separate dd tests with the same 5G file from yesterday, and still using the same virtual machines. First, I ran dd using direct IO for reads: > dd if=/nfs/file iflag=direct of=/dev/null bs=128K > > Mixed file performance was awful, so I reran without direct IO enabled for comparison: > dd if=/nfs/file iflag=nocache of=/dev/null oflag=nocache bs=128K > > bs=128K sets the block size used by dd to the NFS rsize, without this dd will only read 512 bytes at a time and take forever to complete. > > > ########################## > # # > # Without READ_PLUS # > # # > ########################## > > > NFS v4.1, iflag=direct: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 11.704s | 11.055s | 11.329s | 11.453s | 10.741s | 11.256s | > | Hole | 9.839s | 9.326s | 9.381s | 9.430s | 8.875s | 9.370s | > | Mixed | 19.150s | 19.468s | 18.650s | 18.537s | 19.312s | 19.023s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > NFS v4.2, iflag=direct: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 10.927s | 10.885s | 11.114s | 11.283s | 10.371s | 10.916s | > | Hole | 9.515s | 9.039s | 9.116s | 8.867s | 8.905s | 9.088s | > | Mixed | 19.149s | 18.656s | 19.400s | 18.834s | 20.041s | 19.216s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > > > NFS v4.1, iflag=nocache oflag=nocache: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 6.808s | 6.698s | 7.482s | 6.761s | 7.235s | 6.995s | > | Hole | 5.350s | 5.148s | 5.161s | 5.070s | 5.089s | 5.164s | > | Mixed | 9.316s | 8.731s | 9.072s | 9.145s | 8.627s | 8.978s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > NFS v4.2, iflag=nocache oflag=nocache: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 6.686s | 6.848s | 6.876s | 6.799s | 7.815s | 7.004s | > | Hole | 5.092s | 5.330s | 5.050s | 5.280s | 5.030s | 5.156s | > | Mixed | 8.142s | 7.897s | 8.040s | 7.960s | 8.050s | 8.018s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > > > > > ####################### > # # > # With READ_PLUS # > # # > ####################### > > > NFS v4.1, iflag=direct: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 9.464s | 10.181s | 10.048s | 9.452s | 10.795s | 9.988s | > | Hole | 7.954s | 8.486s | 7.762s | 7.969s | 8.299s | 8.094s | > | Mixed | 19.037s | 18.323s | 18.965s | 18.156s | 19.185s | 18.733s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > NFS v4.2, iflag=direct: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 11.923s | 10.026s | 10.222s | 12.387s | 11.431s | 11.198s | > | Hole | 3.247s | 3.155s | 3.191s | 3.243s | 3.202s | 3.208s | > | Mixed | 54.677s | 54.697s | 52.978s | 53.704s | 54.054s | 54.022s | That's a bit nasty. Any idea what is going on with the Mixed case here? > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > > > NFS v4.1, iflag=nocache oflag=nocache: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 6.788s | 6.802s | 6.750s | 6.756s | 6.852s | 6.790s | > | Hole | 5.143s | 5.165s | 5.104s | 5.154s | 5.116s | 5.136s | > | Mixed | 7.902s | 7.693s | 9.169s | 8.186s | 9.157s | 8.421s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > NFS v4.2, iflag=nocache oflag=nocache: > Trial > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > | Data | 6.897s | 6.862s | 7.054s | 6.961s | 7.081s | 6.971s | > | Hole | 1.690s | 1.673s | 1.553s | 1.554s | 1.490s | 1.592s | > | Mixed | 9.009s | 7.840s | 7.661s | 8.945s | 7.649s | 8.221s | > |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| > > > On 03/26/2015 12:13 PM, Trond Myklebust wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Anna Schumaker >> <Anna.Schumaker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 03/26/2015 12:06 PM, Trond Myklebust wrote: >>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Anna Schumaker >>>> <Anna.Schumaker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> On 03/26/2015 11:38 AM, J. Bruce Fields wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:32:25AM -0400, Trond Myklebust wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Anna Schumaker >>>>>>> <Anna.Schumaker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>> Here are my updated numbers! I tested with files 5G in size: one 100% data, one 100% hole, and one alternating between hole and data every 4K. I collected data for both v4.1 and v4.2 with and without the READ_PLUS patches: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ########################## >>>>>>>> # # >>>>>>>> # Without READ_PLUS # >>>>>>>> # # >>>>>>>> ########################## >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NFS v4.1: >>>>>>>> Trial >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | Data | 8.723s | 7.243s | 8.252s | 6.997s | 6.980s | 7.639s | >>>>>>>> | Hole | 5.271s | 5.224s | 5.060s | 4.897s | 5.321s | 5.155s | >>>>>>>> | Mixed | 8.050s | 10.057s | 7.919s | 8.060s | 9.557s | 8.729s | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NFS v4.2: >>>>>>>> Trial >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | Data | 6.707s | 7.070s | 6.722s | 6.761s | 6.810s | 6.814s | >>>>>>>> | Hole | 5.152s | 5.149s | 5.213s | 5.206s | 5.312s | 5.206s | >>>>>>>> | Mixed | 7.979s | 7.985s | 8.177s | 7.772s | 8.280s | 8.039s | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ####################### >>>>>>>> # # >>>>>>>> # With READ_PLUS # >>>>>>>> # # >>>>>>>> ####################### >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NFS v4.1: >>>>>>>> Trial >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | Data | 9.082s | 7.008s | 7.116s | 6.771s | 7.902s | 7.576s | >>>>>>>> | Hole | 5.333s | 5.358s | 5.380s | 5.161s | 5.282s | 5.303s | >>>>>>>> | Mixed | 8.189s | 8.308s | 9.540s | 7.937s | 8.420s | 8.479s | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NFS v4.2: >>>>>>>> Trial >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> | Data | 7.033s | 6.829s | 7.025s | 6.873s | 7.134s | 6.979s | >>>>>>>> | Hole | 1.794s | 1.800s | 1.905s | 1.811s | 1.725s | 1.807s | >>>>>>>> | Mixed | 7.590s | 8.777s | 9.423s | 10.366s | 8.024s | 8.836s | >>>>>>>> |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So there is a clear win in the 100% hole case here, but otherwise the >>>>>>> statistical fluctuations are dominating the numbers. Can you get us a >>>>>>> little more stats and then perhaps run the results through nfsometer? >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, could you describe the setup (are these still kvm's), and how >>>>>> you're clearing the cache between runs? >>>>> >>>>> These are still KVMs and my server is exporting an xfs filesystem. I clear caches by running "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches" on the server before every read, and I remount my client after reading each set of three files once. >>>> >>>> I agree that you have to use the 'drop_caches' interface on the >>>> server, but why not just use O_DIRECT on the clients? >>> >>> I've been reading by using cat from my test shell script: `time cat /nfs/file > /dev/null`. I can write something to read files with O_DIRECT if that would be more useful! >>> >> >> 'dd' can do that for you if the appropriate incantations are performed. >> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Trond Myklebust Linux NFS client maintainer, PrimaryData trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
