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From: Eric Dumazet <dada1-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public•gmane.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public•gmane.org>
Cc: Al Viro <viro-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public•gmane.org>,
	David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public•gmane.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public•gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org,
	kernel-testers-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org,
	Mike Galbraith <efault-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public•gmane.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra
	<a.p.zijlstra-/NLkJaSkS4VmR6Xm/wNWPw@public•gmane.org>,
	Linux Netdev List
	<netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public•gmane.org>,
	Christoph Lameter
	<cl-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public•gmane.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public•gmane.org>,
	rth-hL46jP5Bxq7R7s880joybQ@public•gmane.org,
	ink-biIs/Y0ymYJMZLIVYojuPNP0rXTJTi09@public•gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] fs: Introduce kern_mount_special() to mount	special vfs
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:20:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49306EA8.1050801@cosmosbay.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081128180220.GK10487-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>

Ingo Molnar a écrit :
> * Al Viro <viro-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public•gmane.org> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:32:59AM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>>> This function arms a flag (MNT_SPECIAL) on the vfs, to avoid
>>> refcounting on permanent system vfs.
>>> Use this function for sockets, pipes, anonymous fds.
>> IMO that's pushing it past the point of usefulness; unless you can show
>> that this really gives considerable win on pipes et.al. *AND* that it
>> doesn't hurt other loads...
> 
> The numbers look pretty convincing:
> 
>>>  (socket8 bench result : from 2.94s to 2.23s)
> 
> And i wouldnt expect it to hurt real-filesystem workloads.
> 
> Here's the contemporary trace of a typical ext3- sys_open():
> 
>  0)               |  sys_open() {
>  0)               |    do_sys_open() {
>  0)               |      getname() {
>  0)      0.367 us |        kmem_cache_alloc();
>  0)               |        strncpy_from_user(); {
>  0)               |          _cond_resched() {
>  0)               |            need_resched() {
>  0)      0.363 us |              constant_test_bit();
>  0)      1. 47 us |            }
>  0)      1.815 us |          }
>  0)      2.587 us |        }
>  0)      4. 22 us |      }
>  0)               |      alloc_fd() {
>  0)      0.480 us |        _spin_lock();
>  0)      0.487 us |        expand_files();
>  0)      2.356 us |      }
>  0)               |      do_filp_open() {
>  0)               |        path_lookup_open() {
>  0)               |          get_empty_filp() {
>  0)      0.439 us |            kmem_cache_alloc();
>  0)               |            security_file_alloc() {
>  0)      0.316 us |              cap_file_alloc_security();
>  0)      1. 87 us |            }
>  0)      3.189 us |          }
>  0)               |          do_path_lookup() {
>  0)      0.366 us |            _read_lock();
>  0)               |            path_walk() {
>  0)               |              __link_path_walk() {
>  0)               |                inode_permission() {
>  0)               |                  ext3_permission() {
>  0)      0.441 us |                    generic_permission();
>  0)      1.247 us |                  }
>  0)               |                  security_inode_permission() {
>  0)      0.411 us |                    cap_inode_permission();
>  0)      1.186 us |                  }
>  0)      3.555 us |                }
>  0)               |                do_lookup() {
>  0)               |                  __d_lookup() {
>  0)      0.486 us |                    _spin_lock();
>  0)      1.369 us |                  }
>  0)      0.442 us |                  __follow_mount();
>  0)      3. 14 us |                }
>  0)               |                path_to_nameidata() {
>  0)      0.476 us |                  dput();
>  0)      1.235 us |                }
>  0)               |                inode_permission() {
>  0)               |                  ext3_permission() {
>  0)               |                    generic_permission() {
>  0)               |                      in_group_p() {
>  0)      0.410 us |                        groups_search();
>  0)      1.172 us |                      }
>  0)      1.994 us |                    }
>  0)      2.789 us |                  }
>  0)               |                  security_inode_permission() {
>  0)      0.454 us |                    cap_inode_permission();
>  0)      1.238 us |                  }
>  0)      5.262 us |                }
>  0)               |                do_lookup() {
>  0)               |                  __d_lookup() {
>  0)      0.480 us |                    _spin_lock();
>  0)      1.621 us |                  }
>  0)      0.456 us |                  __follow_mount();
>  0)      3.215 us |                }
>  0)               |                path_to_nameidata() {
>  0)      0.420 us |                  dput();
>  0)      1.193 us |                }
>  0) +   23.551 us |              }
>  0)               |              path_put() {
>  0)      0.420 us |                dput();
>  0)               |                mntput() {
>  0)      0.359 us |                  mntput_no_expire();
>  0)      1. 50 us |                }
>  0)      2.544 us |              }
>  0) +   27.253 us |            }
>  0) +   28.850 us |          }
>  0) +   33.217 us |        }
>  0)               |        may_open() {
>  0)               |          inode_permission() {
>  0)               |            ext3_permission() {
>  0)      0.480 us |              generic_permission();
>  0)      1.229 us |            }
>  0)               |            security_inode_permission() {
>  0)      0.405 us |              cap_inode_permission();
>  0)      1.196 us |            }
>  0)      3.589 us |          }
>  0)      4.600 us |        }
>  0)               |        nameidata_to_filp() {
>  0)               |          __dentry_open() {
>  0)               |            file_move() {
>  0)      0.470 us |              _spin_lock();
>  0)      1.243 us |            }
>  0)               |            security_dentry_open() {
>  0)      0.344 us |              cap_dentry_open();
>  0)      1.139 us |            }
>  0)      0.412 us |            generic_file_open();
>  0)      0.561 us |            file_ra_state_init();
>  0)      5.714 us |          }
>  0)      6.483 us |        }
>  0) +   46.494 us |      }
>  0)      0.453 us |      inotify_dentry_parent_queue_event();
>  0)      0.403 us |      inotify_inode_queue_event();
>  0)               |      fd_install() {
>  0)      0.440 us |        _spin_lock();
>  0)      1.247 us |      }
>  0)               |      putname() {
>  0)               |        kmem_cache_free() {
>  0)               |          virt_to_head_page() {
>  0)      0.369 us |            constant_test_bit();
>  0)      1. 23 us |          }
>  0)      1.738 us |        }
>  0)      2.422 us |      }
>  0) +   60.560 us |    }
>  0) +   61.368 us |  }
> 
> and here's a sys_close():
> 
>  0)               |  sys_close() {
>  0)      0.540 us |    _spin_lock();
>  0)               |    filp_close() {
>  0)      0.437 us |      dnotify_flush();
>  0)      0.401 us |      locks_remove_posix();
>  0)      0.349 us |      fput();
>  0)      2.679 us |    }
>  0)      4.452 us |  }
> 
> i'd be surprised to see a flag to show up in that codepath. Eric, does 
> your testing confirm that?

On a socket/pipe, definitly no, because inode->i_sb->s_flags is not contended.

But on a shared inode, it might hurt :

offsetof(struct inode, i_count)=0x24
offsetof(struct inode, i_lock)=0x70
offsetof(struct inode, i_sb)=0x9c
offsetof(struct inode, i_writecount)=0x144

So i_sb sits in a probably contended cache line 

I wonder why i_writecount sits so far from i_count, that doesnt make sense.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-11-28 22:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 75+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811201727070.9089@quilx.com>
     [not found] ` <20081121083044.GL16242@elte.hu>
     [not found]   ` <49267694.1030506@cosmosbay.com>
     [not found]     ` <20081121.010508.40225532.davem@davemloft.net>
     [not found]       ` <4926AEDB.10007@cosmosbay.com>
     [not found]         ` <4926AEDB.10007-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 15:13           ` [PATCH] fs: pipe/sockets/anon dentries should not have a parent Eric Dumazet
     [not found]             ` <4926D022.5060008-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 15:21               ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                 ` <20081121152148.GA20388-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 15:28                   ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                     ` <4926D39D.9050603-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 15:34                       ` Ingo Molnar
2008-11-26 23:27                         ` [PATCH 0/6] fs: Scalability of sockets/pipes allocation/deallocation on SMP Eric Dumazet
2008-11-27  9:39                           ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-11-28 18:03                           ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                             ` <20081128180318.GL10487-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 18:47                               ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-11-29  6:38                                 ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                                   ` <20081129063816.GA869-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-29  8:07                                     ` Eric Dumazet
2008-11-29  8:43                           ` [PATCH v2 0/5] " Eric Dumazet
2008-12-11 22:38                             ` [PATCH v3 0/7] " Eric Dumazet
2008-12-11 22:38                             ` [PATCH v3 1/7] fs: Use a percpu_counter to track nr_dentry Eric Dumazet
2007-07-24  1:24                               ` Nick Piggin
     [not found]                               ` <49419680.8010409-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-16 21:04                                 ` Paul E. McKenney
2008-12-11 22:39                             ` [PATCH v3 2/7] fs: Use a percpu_counter to track nr_inodes Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                               ` <4941968E.3020201-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2007-07-24  1:30                                 ` Nick Piggin
     [not found]                                   ` <200707241130.56767.nickpiggin-/E1597aS9LT0CCvOHzKKcA@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-12  5:11                                     ` Eric Dumazet
2008-12-16 21:10                                 ` Paul E. McKenney
2008-12-11 22:39                             ` [PATCH v3 3/7] fs: Introduce a per_cpu last_ino allocator Eric Dumazet
2007-07-24  1:34                               ` Nick Piggin
2008-12-16 21:26                               ` Paul E. McKenney
2008-12-11 22:39                             ` [PATCH v3 4/7] fs: Introduce SINGLE dentries for pipes, socket, anon fd Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                               ` <494196AA.6080002-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-16 21:40                                 ` Paul E. McKenney
2008-12-11 22:40                             ` [PATCH v3 5/7] fs: new_inode_single() and iput_single() Eric Dumazet
2008-12-16 21:41                               ` Paul E. McKenney
     [not found]                             ` <493100B0.6090104-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-11 22:40                               ` [PATCH v3 6/7] fs: struct file move from call_rcu() to SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU Eric Dumazet
2007-07-24  1:13                                 ` Nick Piggin
2008-12-12  2:50                                   ` Nick Piggin
2008-12-12  4:45                                   ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                                     ` <4941EC65.5040903-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-12 16:48                                       ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                                         ` <494295C6.2020906-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-13  2:07                                           ` Christoph Lameter
     [not found]                                             ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0812121958470.15781-dRBSpnHQED8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-17 20:25                                               ` Eric Dumazet
2008-12-13  1:41                                       ` Christoph Lameter
2008-12-11 22:41                             ` [PATCH v3 7/7] fs: MS_NOREFCOUNT Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                           ` <492DDB6A.8090806-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  1:37                             ` [PATCH 0/6] fs: Scalability of sockets/pipes allocation/deallocation on SMP Christoph Lameter
     [not found]                               ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811261935330.31159-dRBSpnHQED8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  6:27                                 ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                                   ` <492E3DEF.8030602-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27 14:44                                     ` Christoph Lameter
2008-11-29  8:43                             ` [PATCH v2 1/5] fs: Use a percpu_counter to track nr_dentry Eric Dumazet
2008-11-29  8:43                             ` [PATCH v2 2/5] fs: Use a percpu_counter to track nr_inodes Eric Dumazet
2008-11-29  8:44                             ` [PATCH v2 4/5] fs: Introduce SINGLE dentries for pipes, socket, anon fd Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                               ` <493100E7.3030907-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-29 10:38                                 ` Jörn Engel
     [not found]                                   ` <20081129103836.GA11959-PCqxUs/MD9bYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-29 11:14                                     ` Eric Dumazet
2008-11-29  8:45                             ` [PATCH v2 5/5] fs: new_inode_single() and iput_single() Eric Dumazet
2008-11-29 11:14                               ` Jörn Engel
2008-11-29  8:44                           ` [PATCH v2 3/5] fs: Introduce a per_cpu last_ino allocator Eric Dumazet
2008-11-26 23:32                         ` [PATCH 3/6] " Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                           ` <492DDC88.2050305-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  9:46                             ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                         ` <20081121153453.GA23713-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-26 23:30                           ` [PATCH 1/6] fs: Introduce a per_cpu nr_dentry Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                             ` <492DDC0B.8060804-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  9:41                               ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-11-26 23:32                           ` [PATCH 4/6] fs: Introduce a per_cpu nr_inodes Eric Dumazet
2008-11-27  9:32                             ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-11-27  9:39                               ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-11-27  9:48                                 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-11-27 10:01                               ` Eric Dumazet
2008-11-27 10:07                               ` Andi Kleen
2008-11-27 14:46                               ` Christoph Lameter
2008-11-26 23:32                           ` [PATCH 5/6] fs: Introduce special inodes Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                             ` <492DDC99.5060106-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  8:20                               ` David Miller
2008-11-26 23:32                         ` [PATCH 6/6] fs: Introduce kern_mount_special() to mount special vfs Eric Dumazet
2008-11-27  9:53                           ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                             ` <20081127095321.GE13860-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27 10:04                               ` Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                                 ` <492E70B6.70108-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27 10:10                                   ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                           ` <492DDCAB.1070204-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  8:21                             ` David Miller
2008-11-28  9:26                             ` Al Viro
     [not found]                               ` <20081128092604.GL28946-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28  9:34                                 ` Al Viro
2008-11-28 18:02                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-11-28 18:58                                   ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                                   ` <20081128180220.GK10487-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 22:20                                     ` Eric Dumazet [this message]
2008-11-28 22:37                               ` Eric Dumazet
2008-11-28 22:43                                 ` Eric Dumazet
2008-11-21 15:36             ` [PATCH] fs: pipe/sockets/anon dentries should not have a parent Christoph Hellwig
2008-11-21 17:58               ` [PATCH] fs: pipe/sockets/anon dentries should have themselves as parent Eric Dumazet
     [not found]                 ` <4926F6C5.9030108-fPLkHRcR87vqlBn2x/YWAg@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 18:43                   ` Matthew Wilcox
2008-11-23  3:53                     ` Eric Dumazet

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