From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Kashyap Desai References: <20180207122257.GA16633@ming.t460p> <95b8ea33c79b84188e4a54b4e5fcd7b6@mail.gmail.com> <35778fd9-ede6-ed3d-4b13-27fb35ede9bd@suse.de> <20180208165313.GA31725@ming.t460p> <14c596572dcf99c4343c7eba65a7c427@mail.gmail.com> <20180209053107.GA30909@ming.t460p> <50c2ea693cd9923b53e2eb0ffd2b143e@mail.gmail.com> <20180210010057.GA2543@ming.t460p> <20180211053102.GA15507@ming.t460p> <4d9ec8ce1766819fa537c81a4a1db276@mail.gmail.com> <20180213004031.GA8109@ming.t460p> In-Reply-To: <20180213004031.GA8109@ming.t460p> MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:58:33 +0530 Message-ID: <8f52c08f51f9e2ff54aee5311670e6b4@mail.gmail.com> Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support global tags & introduce force_blk_mq To: Ming Lei Cc: Hannes Reinecke , Jens Axboe , linux-block@vger.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig , Mike Snitzer , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, Arun Easi , Omar Sandoval , "Martin K . Petersen" , James Bottomley , Christoph Hellwig , Don Brace , Peter Rivera , Paolo Bonzini , Laurence Oberman Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" List-ID: > -----Original Message----- > From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming.lei@redhat.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:11 AM > To: Kashyap Desai > Cc: Hannes Reinecke; Jens Axboe; linux-block@vger.kernel.org; Christoph > Hellwig; Mike Snitzer; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; Arun Easi; Omar Sandoval; > Martin K . Petersen; James Bottomley; Christoph Hellwig; Don Brace; Peter > Rivera; Paolo Bonzini; Laurence Oberman > Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support global tags & introduce > force_blk_mq > > Hi Kashyap, > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 12:05:14AM +0530, Kashyap Desai wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming.lei@redhat.com] > > > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 11:01 AM > > > To: Kashyap Desai > > > Cc: Hannes Reinecke; Jens Axboe; linux-block@vger.kernel.org; > > > Christoph Hellwig; Mike Snitzer; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; Arun > > > Easi; Omar > > Sandoval; > > > Martin K . Petersen; James Bottomley; Christoph Hellwig; Don Brace; > > Peter > > > Rivera; Paolo Bonzini; Laurence Oberman > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support global tags & > > > introduce force_blk_mq > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 09:00:57AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote: > > > > Hi Kashyap, > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 09, 2018 at 02:12:16PM +0530, Kashyap Desai wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming.lei@redhat.com] > > > > > > Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 11:01 AM > > > > > > To: Kashyap Desai > > > > > > Cc: Hannes Reinecke; Jens Axboe; linux-block@vger.kernel.org; > > > > > > Christoph Hellwig; Mike Snitzer; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; > > > > > > Arun Easi; Omar > > > > > Sandoval; > > > > > > Martin K . Petersen; James Bottomley; Christoph Hellwig; Don > > > > > > Brace; > > > > > Peter > > > > > > Rivera; Paolo Bonzini; Laurence Oberman > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support global tags & > > > > > > introduce force_blk_mq > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 09, 2018 at 10:28:23AM +0530, Kashyap Desai wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming.lei@redhat.com] > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:23 PM > > > > > > > > To: Hannes Reinecke > > > > > > > > Cc: Kashyap Desai; Jens Axboe; > > > > > > > > linux-block@vger.kernel.org; Christoph Hellwig; Mike > > > > > > > > Snitzer; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; Arun Easi; Omar > > > > > > > Sandoval; > > > > > > > > Martin K . Petersen; James Bottomley; Christoph Hellwig; > > > > > > > > Don Brace; > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > Rivera; Paolo Bonzini; Laurence Oberman > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support global > > > > > > > > tags & introduce force_blk_mq > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 08:00:29AM +0100, Hannes Reinecke > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 02/07/2018 03:14 PM, Kashyap Desai wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > >> From: Ming Lei [mailto:ming.lei@redhat.com] > > > > > > > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 5:53 PM > > > > > > > > > >> To: Hannes Reinecke > > > > > > > > > >> Cc: Kashyap Desai; Jens Axboe; > > > > > > > > > >> linux-block@vger.kernel.org; Christoph Hellwig; Mike > > > > > > > > > >> Snitzer; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; Arun Easi; Omar > > > > > > > > > > Sandoval; > > > > > > > > > >> Martin K . Petersen; James Bottomley; Christoph > > > > > > > > > >> Hellwig; Don Brace; > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > >> Rivera; Paolo Bonzini; Laurence Oberman > > > > > > > > > >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] blk-mq/scsi-mq: support > > > > > > > > > >> global tags & introduce force_blk_mq > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 07:50:21AM +0100, Hannes > > > > > > > > > >> Reinecke > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>> Hi all, > > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > >>> [ .. ] > > > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Could you share us your patch for enabling > > > > > > > > > >>>>> global_tags/MQ on > > > > > > > > > >>>> megaraid_sas > > > > > > > > > >>>>> so that I can reproduce your test? > > > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> See below perf top data. "bt_iter" is consuming 4 > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> times more > > > > > > > CPU. > > > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Could you share us what the IOPS/CPU utilization > > > > > > > > > >>>>> effect is after > > > > > > > > > >>>> applying the > > > > > > > > > >>>>> patch V2? And your test script? > > > > > > > > > >>>> Regarding CPU utilization, I need to test one more > > time. > > > > > > > > > >>>> Currently system is in used. > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> I run below fio test on total 24 SSDs expander > > attached. > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> numactl -N 1 fio jbod.fio --rw=randread > > > > > > > > > >>>> --iodepth=64 --bs=4k --ioengine=libaio > > > > > > > > > >>>> --rw=randread > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> Performance dropped from 1.6 M IOPs to 770K IOPs. > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>> This is basically what we've seen with earlier > > iterations. > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Hannes, > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> As I mentioned in another mail[1], Kashyap's patch > > > > > > > > > >> has a big issue, > > > > > > > > > > which > > > > > > > > > >> causes only reply queue 0 used. > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> [1] > > > > > > > > > >> https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=151793204014631&w=2 > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> So could you guys run your performance test again > > > > > > > > > >> after fixing the > > > > > > > > > > patch? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ming - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried after change you requested. Performance drop > > > > > > > > > > is still > > > > > > > unresolved. > > > > > > > > > > From 1.6 M IOPS to 770K IOPS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See below data. All 24 reply queue is in used correctly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IRQs / 1 second(s) > > > > > > > > > > IRQ# TOTAL NODE0 NODE1 NAME > > > > > > > > > > 360 16422 0 16422 IR-PCI-MSI 70254653-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 364 15980 0 15980 IR-PCI-MSI 70254657-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 362 15979 0 15979 IR-PCI-MSI 70254655-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 345 15696 0 15696 IR-PCI-MSI 70254638-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 341 15659 0 15659 IR-PCI-MSI 70254634-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 369 15656 0 15656 IR-PCI-MSI 70254662-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 359 15650 0 15650 IR-PCI-MSI 70254652-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 358 15596 0 15596 IR-PCI-MSI 70254651-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 350 15574 0 15574 IR-PCI-MSI 70254643-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 342 15532 0 15532 IR-PCI-MSI 70254635-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 344 15527 0 15527 IR-PCI-MSI 70254637-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 346 15485 0 15485 IR-PCI-MSI 70254639-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 361 15482 0 15482 IR-PCI-MSI 70254654-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 348 15467 0 15467 IR-PCI-MSI 70254641-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 368 15463 0 15463 IR-PCI-MSI 70254661-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 354 15420 0 15420 IR-PCI-MSI 70254647-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 351 15378 0 15378 IR-PCI-MSI 70254644-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 352 15377 0 15377 IR-PCI-MSI 70254645-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 356 15348 0 15348 IR-PCI-MSI 70254649-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 337 15344 0 15344 IR-PCI-MSI 70254630-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 343 15320 0 15320 IR-PCI-MSI 70254636-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 355 15266 0 15266 IR-PCI-MSI 70254648-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 335 15247 0 15247 IR-PCI-MSI 70254628-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > 363 15233 0 15233 IR-PCI-MSI 70254656-edge > > megasas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Average: CPU %usr %nice %sys > > %iowait > > > > > > > %steal > > > > > > > > > > %irq %soft %guest %gnice %idle > > > > > > > > > > Average: 18 3.80 0.00 14.78 > > 10.08 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.01 0.00 0.00 67.33 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 19 3.26 0.00 15.35 > > 10.62 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.03 0.00 0.00 66.74 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 20 3.42 0.00 14.57 > > 10.67 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.84 0.00 0.00 67.50 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 21 3.19 0.00 15.60 > > 10.75 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.16 0.00 0.00 66.30 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 22 3.58 0.00 15.15 > > 10.66 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.51 0.00 0.00 67.11 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 23 3.34 0.00 15.36 > > 10.63 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.17 0.00 0.00 66.50 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 24 3.50 0.00 14.58 > > 10.93 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.85 0.00 0.00 67.13 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 25 3.20 0.00 14.68 > > 10.86 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.31 0.00 0.00 66.95 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 26 3.27 0.00 14.80 > > 10.70 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.68 0.00 0.00 67.55 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 27 3.58 0.00 15.36 > > 10.80 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.79 0.00 0.00 66.48 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 28 3.46 0.00 15.17 > > 10.46 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.32 0.00 0.00 67.59 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 29 3.34 0.00 14.42 > > 10.72 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.34 0.00 0.00 68.18 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 30 3.34 0.00 15.08 > > 10.70 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.89 0.00 0.00 66.99 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 31 3.26 0.00 15.33 > > 10.47 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.33 0.00 0.00 67.61 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 32 3.21 0.00 14.80 > > 10.61 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.70 0.00 0.00 67.67 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 33 3.40 0.00 13.88 > > 10.55 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.02 0.00 0.00 68.15 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 34 3.74 0.00 17.41 > > 10.61 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.51 0.00 0.00 63.73 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 35 3.35 0.00 14.37 > > 10.74 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.84 0.00 0.00 67.71 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 36 0.54 0.00 1.77 > > 0.00 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 97.69 > > > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > Average: 54 3.60 0.00 15.17 > > 10.39 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.22 0.00 0.00 66.62 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 55 3.33 0.00 14.85 > > 10.55 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.96 0.00 0.00 67.31 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 56 3.40 0.00 15.19 > > 10.54 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.74 0.00 0.00 67.13 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 57 3.41 0.00 13.98 > > 10.78 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.10 0.00 0.00 67.73 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 58 3.32 0.00 15.16 > > 10.52 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.01 0.00 0.00 66.99 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 59 3.17 0.00 15.80 > > 10.35 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.86 0.00 0.00 66.80 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 60 3.00 0.00 14.63 > > 10.59 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.97 0.00 0.00 67.80 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 61 3.34 0.00 14.70 > > 10.66 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.32 0.00 0.00 66.97 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 62 3.34 0.00 15.29 > > 10.56 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.89 0.00 0.00 66.92 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 63 3.29 0.00 14.51 > > 10.72 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.85 0.00 0.00 67.62 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 64 3.48 0.00 15.31 > > 10.65 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.97 0.00 0.00 66.60 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 65 3.34 0.00 14.36 > > 10.80 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.11 0.00 0.00 67.39 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 66 3.13 0.00 14.94 > > 10.70 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 4.10 0.00 0.00 67.13 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 67 3.06 0.00 15.56 > > 10.69 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.82 0.00 0.00 66.88 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 68 3.33 0.00 14.98 > > 10.61 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.81 0.00 0.00 67.27 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 69 3.20 0.00 15.43 > > 10.70 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.82 0.00 0.00 66.85 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 70 3.34 0.00 17.14 > > 10.59 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 65.92 > > > > > > > > > > Average: 71 3.41 0.00 14.94 > > 10.56 > > > > > > > 0.00 > > > > > > > > > > 0.00 3.41 0.00 0.00 67.69 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Perf top - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 64.33% [kernel] [k] bt_iter > > > > > > > > > > 4.86% [kernel] [k] > > blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter > > > > > > > > > > 4.23% [kernel] [k] _find_next_bit > > > > > > > > > > 2.40% [kernel] [k] > > > > > native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath > > > > > > > > > > 1.09% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_any_bit_set > > > > > > > > > > 0.71% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_queue_clear > > > > > > > > > > 0.63% [kernel] [k] find_next_bit > > > > > > > > > > 0.54% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ah. So we're spending quite some time in trying to find > > > > > > > > > a free > > > > > tag. > > > > > > > > > I guess this is due to every queue starting at the same > > > > > > > > > position trying to find a free tag, which inevitably > > > > > > > > > leads > > to a > > > contention. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IMO, the above trace means that blk_mq_in_flight() may be > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > bottleneck, > > > > > > > > and looks not related with tag allocation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kashyap, could you run your performance test again after > > > > > > > > disabling > > > > > > > iostat by > > > > > > > > the following command on all test devices and killing all > > > > > > > > utilities > > > > > > > which may > > > > > > > > read iostat(/proc/diskstats, ...)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > echo 0 > /sys/block/sdN/queue/iostat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ming - After changing iostat = 0 , I see performance issue > > > > > > > is > > > > > resolved. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Below is perf top output after iostats = 0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 23.45% [kernel] [k] bt_iter > > > > > > > 2.27% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter > > > > > > > 2.18% [kernel] [k] _find_next_bit > > > > > > > 2.06% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion > > > > > > > 1.87% [kernel] [k] clflush_cache_range > > > > > > > 1.70% [kernel] [k] dma_pte_clear_level > > > > > > > 1.56% [kernel] [k] __domain_mapping > > > > > > > 1.55% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_queue_clear > > > > > > > 1.30% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Kashyap, > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your test and update. > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter() is still sampled by perf > > > > > > even though iostats is disabled, and I guess there may be > > > > > > utilities which are > > > > > reading iostats > > > > > > a bit frequently. > > > > > > > > > > I will be doing some more testing and post you my findings. > > > > > > > > I will find sometime this weekend to see if I can cook a patch to > > > > address this issue of io accounting. > > > > > > Hi Kashyap, > > > > > > Please test the top 5 patches in the following tree to see if > > megaraid_sas's > > > performance is OK: > > > > > > https://github.com/ming1/linux/commits/v4.15-for-next-global-tags- > > > v2 > > > > > > This tree is made by adding these 5 patches against patchset V2. > > > > > > > Ming - > > I applied 5 patches on top of V2 and behavior is still unchanged. > > Below is perf top data. (1000K IOPS) > > > > 34.58% [kernel] [k] bt_iter > > 2.96% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_any_bit_set > > 2.77% [kernel] [k] bt_iter_global_tags > > 1.75% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion > > 1.62% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_queue_clear > > 1.62% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock > > 1.51% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_run_hw_queue > > 1.45% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range > > 1.31% [kernel] [k] irq_entries_start > > 1.29% fio [.] __fio_gettime > > 1.13% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave > > 0.95% [kernel] [k] native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath > > 0.92% [kernel] [k] scsi_queue_rq > > 0.91% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_run_hw_queues > > 0.85% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_get_request > > 0.81% [kernel] [k] switch_mm_irqs_off > > 0.78% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_io_fusion > > 0.77% [kernel] [k] __schedule > > 0.73% [kernel] [k] update_load_avg > > 0.69% [kernel] [k] fput > > 0.65% [kernel] [k] scsi_dispatch_cmd > > 0.64% fio [.] fio_libaio_event > > 0.53% [kernel] [k] do_io_submit > > 0.52% [kernel] [k] read_tsc > > 0.51% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_and_issue_cmd_fusion > > 0.51% [kernel] [k] scsi_softirq_done > > 0.50% [kernel] [k] kobject_put > > 0.50% [kernel] [k] cpuidle_enter_state > > 0.49% [kernel] [k] native_write_msr > > 0.48% fio [.] io_completed > > > > Below is perf top data with iostat=0 (1400K IOPS) > > > > 4.87% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_any_bit_set > > 2.93% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock > > 2.84% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion > > 2.38% [kernel] [k] irq_entries_start > > 2.36% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range > > 2.35% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_run_hw_queue > > 2.30% [kernel] [k] sbitmap_queue_clear > > 2.01% fio [.] __fio_gettime > > 1.78% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave > > 1.51% [kernel] [k] scsi_queue_rq > > 1.43% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_run_hw_queues > > 1.36% [kernel] [k] fput > > 1.32% [kernel] [k] __schedule > > 1.31% [kernel] [k] switch_mm_irqs_off > > 1.29% [kernel] [k] update_load_avg > > 1.25% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_io_fusion > > 1.22% [kernel] [k] > > native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath > > 1.03% [kernel] [k] scsi_dispatch_cmd > > 1.03% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_get_request > > 0.91% fio [.] fio_libaio_event > > 0.89% [kernel] [k] scsi_softirq_done > > 0.87% [kernel] [k] kobject_put > > 0.86% [kernel] [k] cpuidle_enter_state > > 0.84% fio [.] io_completed > > 0.83% [kernel] [k] do_io_submit > > 0.83% [megaraid_sas] [k] > > megasas_build_and_issue_cmd_fusion > > 0.83% [kernel] [k] __switch_to > > 0.82% [kernel] [k] read_tsc > > 0.80% [kernel] [k] native_write_msr > > 0.76% [kernel] [k] aio_comp > > > > > > Perf data without V2 patch applied. (1600K IOPS) > > > > 5.97% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion > > 5.24% [kernel] [k] bt_iter > > 3.28% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock > > 2.98% [kernel] [k] irq_entries_start > > 2.29% fio [.] __fio_gettime > > 2.04% [kernel] [k] scsi_queue_rq > > 1.92% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_io_fusion > > 1.61% [kernel] [k] switch_mm_irqs_off > > 1.59% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_and_issue_cmd_fusion > > 1.41% [kernel] [k] scsi_dispatch_cmd > > 1.33% [kernel] [k] scsi_softirq_done > > 1.18% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range > > 1.18% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_complete_request > > 1.13% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_free_request > > 1.05% [kernel] [k] do_io_submit > > 1.04% [kernel] [k] _find_next_bit > > 1.02% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_get_request > > 0.95% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_ldio_fusion > > 0.95% [kernel] [k] scsi_dec_host_busy > > 0.89% fio [.] get_io_u > > 0.88% [kernel] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64 > > 0.84% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_queue_command > > 0.79% [kernel] [k] native_write_msr > > 0.77% [kernel] [k] read_tsc > > 0.73% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave > > 0.73% fio [.] fio_libaio_commit > > 0.72% [kernel] [k] kmem_cache_alloc > > 0.72% [kernel] [k] blkdev_direct_IO > > 0.69% [megaraid_sas] [k] MR_GetPhyParams > > 0.68% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_dequeue_f > > The above data is very helpful to understand the issue, great thanks! > > With this patchset V2 and the 5 patches, if iostats is set as 0, IOPS is 1400K, but > 1600K IOPS can be reached without all these patches with iostats as 1. > > BTW, could you share us what the machine is? ARM64? I saw ARM64's cache > coherence performance is bad before. In the dual socket system(each socket > has 8 X86 CPU cores) I tested, only ~0.5% IOPS drop can be observed after the > 5 patches are applied on V2 in null_blk test, which is described in commit log. I am using Intel Skylake/Lewisburg/Purley. > > Looks it means single sbitmap can't perform well under MQ's case in which > there will be much more concurrent submissions and completions. In case of > single hw queue(current linus tree), one hctx->run_work only allows one > __blk_mq_run_hw_queue() running at 'async' mode, and reply queues are > used in round-robin way, which may cause contention on the single sbitmap > too, especially io accounting may consume a bit much more CPU, I guess that > may contribute some on the CPU lockup. > > Could you run your test without V2 patches by setting 'iostats' as 0? Tested without V2 patch set. Iostat=1. IOPS = 1600K 5.93% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion 5.34% [kernel] [k] bt_iter 3.23% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock 2.92% [kernel] [k] irq_entries_start 2.57% fio [.] __fio_gettime 2.10% [kernel] [k] scsi_queue_rq 1.98% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_io_fusion 1.93% [kernel] [k] switch_mm_irqs_off 1.79% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_and_issue_cmd_fusion 1.45% [kernel] [k] scsi_softirq_done 1.42% [kernel] [k] scsi_dispatch_cmd 1.23% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_complete_request 1.11% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_ldio_fusion 1.11% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range 1.08% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_free_request 1.03% [kernel] [k] do_io_submit 1.02% [kernel] [k] _find_next_bit 1.00% [kernel] [k] scsi_dec_host_busy 0.94% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_get_request 0.93% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_queue_command 0.92% [kernel] [k] native_write_msr 0.85% fio [.] get_io_u 0.83% [kernel] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64 0.83% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave 0.82% [kernel] [k] read_tsc 0.81% [sd_mod] [k] sd_init_command 0.67% [kernel] [k] kmem_cache_alloc 0.63% [kernel] [k] memset_erms 0.63% [kernel] [k] aio_read_events 0.62% [kernel] [k] blkdev_dir Tested without V2 patch set. Iostat=0. IOPS = 1600K 5.79% [megaraid_sas] [k] complete_cmd_fusion 3.28% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock 3.28% [kernel] [k] irq_entries_start 2.10% [kernel] [k] scsi_queue_rq 1.96% fio [.] __fio_gettime 1.85% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_io_fusion 1.68% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_and_issue_cmd_fusion 1.36% [kernel] [k] gup_pgd_range 1.36% [kernel] [k] scsi_dispatch_cmd 1.28% [kernel] [k] do_io_submit 1.25% [kernel] [k] switch_mm_irqs_off 1.20% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_free_request 1.18% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_build_ldio_fusion 1.11% [kernel] [k] dput 1.07% [kernel] [k] scsi_softirq_done 1.07% fio [.] get_io_u 1.07% [kernel] [k] scsi_dec_host_busy 1.02% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_get_request 0.96% [sd_mod] [k] sd_init_command 0.92% [kernel] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64 0.89% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_make_request 0.87% [kernel] [k] blkdev_direct_IO 0.84% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_complete_request 0.78% [kernel] [k] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave 0.77% [kernel] [k] lookup_ioctx 0.76% [megaraid_sas] [k] MR_GetPhyParams 0.75% [kernel] [k] blk_mq_dequeue_from_ctx 0.75% [kernel] [k] memset_erms 0.74% [kernel] [k] kmem_cache_alloc 0.72% [megaraid_sas] [k] megasas_queue_comman > and could you share us what the .can_queue is in this HBA? can_queue = 8072. In my test I used --iodepth=128 for 12 SCSI device (R0 Volume.) FIO will only push 1536 outstanding commands. > > > > > > > > If possible, please provide us the performance data without these > > patches and > > > with these patches, together with perf trace. > > > > > > The top 5 patches are for addressing the io accounting issue, and > > > which should be the main reason for your performance drop, even > > > lockup in megaraid_sas's ISR, IMO. > > > > I think performance drop is different issue. May be a side effect of > > the patch set. Even though we fix this perf issue, cpu lock up is > > completely different issue. > > The performance drop is caused by the global data structure of sbitmap which > is accessed from all CPUs concurrently. > > > Regarding cpu lock up, there was similar discussion and folks are > > finding irq poll is good method to resolve lockup. Not sure why NVME > > driver did not opted irq_poll, but there was extensive discussion and > > I am also > > NVMe's hw queues won't use host wide tags, so no such issue. > > > seeing cpu lock up mainly due to multiple completion queue/reply queue > > is tied to single CPU. We have weighing method in irq poll to quit ISR > > and that is the way we can avoid lock-up. > > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-nvme/2017-January/007724.ht > > ml > > This patch can make sure that one request is always completed in the > submission CPU, but contention on the global sbitmap is too big and causes > performance drop. > > Now looks this is really an interesting topic for discussion. > > > Thanks, > Ming