FYI, we noticed the below changes on git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master commit b191f9b106ea1a24a711dbebb2925d3313da5852 ("mm: numa: preserve PTE write permissions across a NUMA hinting fault") testbox/testcase/testparams: lkp-ne02/netperf/performance-300s-200%-TCP_SENDFILE bea66fbd11af1ca9 b191f9b106ea1a24a711dbebb2 ---------------- -------------------------- %stddev %change %stddev \ | \ 13115 ± 0% -8.8% 11968 ± 0% netperf.time.minor_page_faults 65.63 ± 6% -14.6% 56.05 ± 7% netperf.time.user_time 65.63 ± 6% -14.6% 56.05 ± 7% time.user_time 728886 ± 12% -29.2% 516121 ± 25% proc-vmstat.pgalloc_dma32 259 ± 12% -21.8% 203 ± 19% sched_debug.cfs_rq[10]:/.tg_load_contrib 139 ± 26% -40.9% 82 ± 48% sched_debug.cfs_rq[10]:/.blocked_load_avg 1437779 ± 5% -9.7% 1298979 ± 2% sched_debug.cfs_rq[11]:/.max_vruntime 1437779 ± 5% -9.7% 1298979 ± 2% sched_debug.cfs_rq[11]:/.MIN_vruntime 518 ± 37% -52.1% 248 ± 40% sched_debug.cfs_rq[3]:/.tg_load_contrib 117 ± 6% +13.5% 132 ± 9% sched_debug.cfs_rq[3]:/.load 191 ± 28% +71.7% 328 ± 35% sched_debug.cfs_rq[7]:/.tg_load_contrib 306355 ± 47% -33.0% 205153 ± 1% sched_debug.cpu#11.nr_switches 306423 ± 47% -33.0% 205208 ± 1% sched_debug.cpu#11.sched_count 1050 ± 13% +59.2% 1672 ± 18% sched_debug.cpu#15.curr->pid 1020 ± 6% +35.1% 1379 ± 6% sched_debug.cpu#4.curr->pid 1082 ± 18% +44.5% 1563 ± 28% sched_debug.cpu#5.curr->pid 1215 ± 14% -17.6% 1001 ± 7% sched_debug.cpu#8.curr->pid lkp-ne02: Nehalem-EP Memory: 5G netperf.time.minor_page_faults 13400 ++---------------------------------*--------------------------------+ | *.. *.. : | 13200 *+. .. .. *.. .*..*.. : *..*..*..*..*.. .*..*.. | 13000 ++ * *..* *..*. * *..*. *..* | | 12800 ++ | | | 12600 ++ | | | 12400 ++ | 12200 ++ | | | 12000 O+ O O O O O | | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | 11800 ++------------------------------------------------------------------+ [*] bisect-good sample [O] bisect-bad sample To reproduce: apt-get install ruby git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git cd lkp-tests bin/setup-local job.yaml # the job file attached in this email bin/run-local job.yaml Disclaimer: Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Thanks, Ying Huang