File Systems Compared - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Brian Wipf
Subject File Systems Compared
Date
Msg-id BEB285F8-0BD2-4524-BD46-B1D35E7EFBEB@clickspace.com
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Responses Re: File Systems Compared  (Brian Hurt <bhurt@janestcapital.com>)
Re: File Systems Compared  (Alexander Staubo <alex@purefiction.net>)
Re: File Systems Compared  (Florian Weimer <fweimer@bfk.de>)
Re: File Systems Compared  (Ron <rjpeace@earthlink.net>)
List pgsql-performance
All tests are with bonnie++ 1.03a

Main components of system:
16 WD Raptor 150GB 10000 RPM drives all in a RAID 10
ARECA 1280 PCI-Express RAID adapter with 1GB BB Cache (Thanks for the
recommendation, Ron!)
32 GB RAM
Dual Intel 5160 Xeon Woodcrest 3.0 GHz processors
OS: SUSE Linux 10.1

All runs are with the write cache disabled on the hard disks, except
for one additional test for xfs where it was enabled. I tested with
ordered and writeback journaling modes for ext3 to see if writeback
journaling would help over the default of ordered. The 1GB of battery
backed cache on the RAID card was enabled for all tests as well.
Tests are in order of increasing random seek performance. In my tests
on this hardware, xfs is the decisive winner, beating all of the
other file systems in performance on every single metric. 658 random
seeks per second, 433 MB/sec sequential read, and 350 MB/sec
sequential write seems decent enough, but not as high as numbers
other people have suggested are attainable with a 16 disk RAID 10.
350 MB/sec sequential write with disk caches enabled versus 280 MB/
sec sequential write with disk caches disabled sure makes enabling
the disk write cache tempting. Anyone run their RAIDs with disk
caches enabled, or is this akin to having fsync off?

ext3 (writeback data journaling mode):
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 78625  91 279921  51 112346  13 89463  96 417695
22 545.7   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16  5903  99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  6112  99 +++++ ++
+ 18620 100
hulk4,64368M,
78625,91,279921,51,112346,13,89463,96,417695,22,545.7,0,16,5903,99,+++
++,+++,+++++,+++,6112,99,+++++,+++,18620,100

ext3 (ordered data journaling mode):
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 74902  89 250274  52 123637  16 88992  96 417222
23 548.3   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16  5941  97 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  6270  99 +++++ ++
+ 18670  99
hulk4,64368M,
74902,89,250274,52,123637,16,88992,96,417222,23,548.3,0,16,5941,97,+++
++,+++,+++++,+++,6270,99,+++++,+++,18670,99


reiserfs:
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 81004  99 269191  50 128322  16 87865  96 407035
28 550.3   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ ++
+ +++++ +++
hulk4,64368M,
81004,99,269191,50,128322,16,87865,96,407035,28,550.3,0,16,+++++,+++,+
++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++

jfs:
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie/ -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 73246  80 268886  28 110465   9 89516  96 413897
21 639.5   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16  3756   5 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ 23763  90 +++++ ++
+ 22371  70
hulk4,64368M,
73246,80,268886,28,110465,9,89516,96,413897,21,639.5,0,16,3756,5,++++
+,+++,+++++,+++,23763,90,+++++,+++,22371,70

xfs (with write cache disabled on disks):
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie/ -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 90621  99 283916  35 105871  11 88569  97 433890
23 644.5   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16 28435  95 +++++ +++ 28895  82 28523  91 +++++ ++
+ 24369  86
hulk4,64368M,
90621,99,283916,35,105871,11,88569,97,433890,23,644.5,0,16,28435,95,++
+++,+++,28895,82,28523,91,+++++,+++,24369,86

xfs (with write cache enabled on disks):
/usr/local/sbin/bonnie++ -d bonnie -s 64368:8k
Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input-
--Random-
                     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --
Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %
CP  /sec %CP
hulk4        64368M 90861  99 348401  43 131887  14 89412  97 432964
23 658.7   0
                     ------Sequential Create------ --------Random
Create--------
                     -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --
Read--- -Delete--
               files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %
CP  /sec %CP
                  16 28871  90 +++++ +++ 28923  91 30879  93 +++++ ++
+ 28012  94
hulk4,64368M,
90861,99,348401,43,131887,14,89412,97,432964,23,658.7,0,16,28871,90,++
+++,+++,28923,91,30879,93,+++++,+++,28012,94




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