Re: Testing latest linux-next 4.9 ib_srp and ib_srpt

[Laurence Oberman <loberman-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurence Oberman" <loberman-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> To: "Bart Van Assche" <Bart.VanAssche-XdAiOPVOjttBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
> Cc: linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 2:43:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Testing latest linux-next 4.9 ib_srp and ib_srpt
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laurence Oberman" <loberman-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> > To: "Bart Van Assche" <Bart.VanAssche-XdAiOPVOjttBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
> > Cc: linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 2:33:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: Testing latest linux-next 4.9 ib_srp and ib_srpt
> > 
> > Hello Bart
> > 
> > I pulled the latest linux-next and built kernels for both server and client
> > to rerun all my EDR tests for srp.
> > 
> > For some reason the I/O size is being capped again to 1MB in my testing.
> > Using my same testbed.
> > Remember we spent a lot of time making sure we could do 4MB I/O :)
> > 
> > Its working fine in the RHEL 7.3 kernel so before I start going back
> > testing
> > upstream kernels decided to ask.
> > 
> > Have you tested large I/O with latest linux-next
> > 
> > Server Configuration
> > ---------------------
> > Linux fedstorage.bos.redhat.com 4.9.0+
> > 
> > [root@fedstorage modprobe.d]# cat ib_srp.conf
> > options ib_srp cmd_sg_entries=64 indirect_sg_entries=2048
> > 
> > [root@fedstorage modprobe.d]# cat ib_srpt.conf
> > options ib_srpt srp_max_req_size=8296
> > 
> > Also Using
> > 
> > # Set the srp_sq_size
> > for i in /sys/kernel/config/target/srpt/0xfe800000000000007cfe900300726e4e
> > /sys/kernel/config/target/srpt/0xfe800000000000007cfe900300726e4f
> > do
> > 	echo 16384 > $i/tpgt_1/attrib/srp_sq_size
> > done
> > 
> > Client Configuration
> > --------------------
> > Linux ibclient 4.9.0+
> > 
> > [root@ibclient modprobe.d]# cat ib_srp.conf
> > options ib_srp cmd_sg_entries=255 indirect_sg_entries=2048
> > 
> > dd if=/dev/sdw bs=4096k of=/dev/null iflag=direct
> > 
> > ### RECORD    4 >>> ibclient <<< (1482261733.001) (Tue Dec 20 14:22:13
> > 2016)
> > ###
> > # DISK STATISTICS (/sec)
> > #
> > <---------reads---------------><---------writes--------------><--------averages-------->
> > Pct
> > #Time     Name       KBytes Merged  IOs Size  Wait  KBytes Merged  IOs Size
> > Wait  RWSize  QLen  Wait SvcTim Util
> > 14:22:13 sdw         1373184      0 1341 1024     2       0      0    0
> > 0
> > 0    1024     3     2      0   97
> > 
> > 
> > If I reboot into my 7.3 kernel its back to what I expect
> > 
> >  dd if=/dev/sdw bs=4096k of=/dev/null iflag=direct
> > 
> > 
> > ### RECORD    3 >>> ibclient <<< (1482262254.001) (Tue Dec 20 14:30:54
> > 2016)
> > ###
> > # DISK STATISTICS (/sec)
> > #
> > <---------reads---------------><---------writes--------------><--------averages-------->
> > Pct
> > #Time     Name       KBytes Merged  IOs Size  Wait  KBytes Merged  IOs Size
> > Wait  RWSize  QLen  Wait SvcTim Util
> > 14:30:54 sdw         172032    129   42 4096     3       0      0    0    0
> > 0    4096     1     3      3   130
> > 
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> 
> Hi Bart,
> 
> Just FYI
> 
> That dd snap was just as I had stopped the dd.
> 
> Here is a stable dd snap with the RHEL kernel, I just noticed the merging,
> need to reboot back into upstream to compare again.
> No merging seen in upstream.
> 
> Thanks
> Laurence
> 
> ### RECORD    6 >>> ibclient <<< (1482262723.001) (Tue Dec 20 14:38:43 2016)
> ###
> # DISK STATISTICS (/sec)
> #
> <---------reads---------------><---------writes--------------><--------averages-------->
> Pct
> #Time     Name       KBytes Merged  IOs Size  Wait  KBytes Merged  IOs Size
> Wait  RWSize  QLen  Wait SvcTim Util
> 14:38:43 sdw         1200128    879  293 4096     3       0      0    0    0
> 0    4096     1     3      3   95
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Replying to my own message to keep the thread going


This is Linux ibclient 4.8.0-rc4 

Behaves like I expected, and I see the 4MB I/O sizes. as I had already tested this.

dd if=/dev/sdw bs=4096k of=/dev/null iflag=direct


### RECORD    6 >>> ibclient <<< (1482266543.001) (Tue Dec 20 15:42:23 2016) ###
# DISK STATISTICS (/sec)
#                   <---------reads---------------><---------writes--------------><--------averages--------> Pct
#Time     Name       KBytes Merged  IOs Size  Wait  KBytes Merged  IOs Size  Wait  RWSize  QLen  Wait SvcTim Util
15:42:23 sdw         278528    201   68 4096     2       0      0    0    0     0    4096     1     2      2   206

Rebooting back into 4.9 and will bisect leading to it once I confirm

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