linux-kernel - Re: BFS vs. mainline scheduler benchmarks and measurements

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Message-ID: <20090907141458.GD24507@elte.hu>
Date:	Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:14:58 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Subject: Re: BFS vs. mainline scheduler benchmarks and measurements


* Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 07 2009, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > Scheduler       Runtime         Max lat     Avg lat     Std dev
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > CFS             100             951         462         267
> > CFS-x2          100             983         484         308
> > BFS
> > BFS-x2
> 
> Those numbers are buggy, btw, it's not nearly as bad. But 
> responsiveness under compile load IS bad though, the test app just 
> didn't quantify it correctly. I'll see if I can get it working 
> properly.

What's the default latency target on your box:

  cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_latency_ns

?

And yes, it would be wonderful to get a test-app from you that would 
express the kind of pain you are seeing during compile jobs.

	Ingo
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