Re: Recent changes

[Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>]

On Tue, Apr 21 2009, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20 2009, Girish Satihal wrote:
> > Hi Jens,
> > Here is the job file. I am facing problem with Sequential Writes on
> > ext3 file system.
> 
> You are starting to annoy me a bit... Are you reading my emails? What
> did I ask you for? A cut down version that exhibits the problem. You are
> using a piece of free software and expecting help/support with your
> issue, the VERY least you can do is pay a bit of attention and provide
> what is asked (or at least say WHY you didn't provide a cut down
> version, perhaps you couldn't get it working etc).

Your job file works fine for me. I'm not sure why you are talking about
ext3, your job file works on the full device, not a file system.

> 
> 
> 
> > �
> > Thanks,
> > �Girish
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> wrote:
> > 
> > From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
> > Subject: Re: Recent changes
> > To: "Girish Satihal" <girish.satihal@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org
> > Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 11:35 PM
> > 
> > On Mon, Apr 20 2009, Girish Satihal wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Jens,
> > > This build is the latest build after version 1.24. This build was the
> > > outcome of the request for adding blockalign/ba option. Can you please
> > > help in resolving this issue of sequential writes on ext3 file system?
> > 
> > I'd love to help you, but you have to help me a bit as well. I asked you
> > for a job file that reproduces the problem. If you can send me such a
> > job file (preferably cut down to just a single section that exhibits the
> > problem), then I can probably find the error quickly.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Girish 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- On Sat, 4/18/09, Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: Recent changes
> > > > To: "Girish Satihal" <girish.satihal@yahoo.com>
> > > > Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org
> > > > Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 11:18 PM
> > > > On Fri, Apr 17 2009, Girish Satihal wrote:
> > > > > Hi Jens,
> > > > > I am seeing a serious problem with fio testing. I
> > > > tried running fio
> > > > > test on ext3 partition with Sequential Reads and
> > > > Writes. I keep
> > > > > getting the I/O write error for Sequential writes. I
> > > > tried with
> > > > > multiple servers with different controllers and I
> > > > still get the same
> > > > > error. With Sequential Reads and Random Reads/Writes
> > > > there is no issue
> > > > > seen. Please find the attached fio results file for
> > > > Sequential
> > > > > Reads/Writes which has the error details pertaining to
> > > > Sequential
> > > > > writes on ext3 file system. Thanks, Girish
> > > > 
> > > > That's pretty strange. Your test job(s) seem pretty
> > > > massive, you don't
> > > > happen to have a cut down version that exhibits the
> > > > problem?
> > > > 
> > > > There also seems to be parts of the error missing from
> > > > io_u_log_error(),
> > > > like the file associated with the error and the io_u
> > > > details (offset=
> > > > and buflen=, for instance).
> > > > 
> > > > What version of fio are you using?
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Jens Axboe
> > > > 
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