Btrfs Linux 3.14 Testing

Btrfs file-system tuning of different mount options after fresh Btrfs formatting each time and using a Linux 3.14 kernel in development stage. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Btrfs Linux 3.14 TestingOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores)ASUS UX32VDA v1.0Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM4096MB2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz)Intel HD 4000 512MB (270/324MHz)Intel HD 4000 512MBRealtek ALC269VBIntel Centrino Advanced-N 6235Ubuntu 14.043.14.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.15.0intel 2.99.910nouveau 1.0.103.3 Mesa 10.0.1GCC 4.8btrfs1920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionBtrfs Linux 3.14 Testing BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-libmudflap --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Default Mount Options: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - LZO Compression: DEADLINE / compress=lzo,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - Zlib Compression: DEADLINE / compress=zlib,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - Space Cache: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Noatime: DEADLINE / noatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- Nodatacow: DEADLINE / nodatacow,nodatasum,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - SSD_spread: DEADLINE / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd_spread - Discard: DEADLINE / discard,relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd - Disk Scheduler: DEADLINE. Python 2.7.6.

Default Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscardLogarithmic Result OverviewPhoronix Test SuiteIOzoneCompile BenchIOzoneFS-MarkFS-MarkPostMarkAIO-StressDbenchCompile BenchFlexible IO Tester64Kb - 4GB - Write PerformanceCompile64Kb - 4GB - Read Performance5.F.1.S.4.T1.F.1.SD.T.PRand Write1Initial CreateI.I.F.S.A.P

Btrfs Linux 3.14 Testingaio-stress: Rand Writefio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsdbench: 1iozone: 64Kb - 4GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 4GB - Write Performancecompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard275.82254.0653.1489.9757.62437.78286.80245.79142.821439287.28253.29121.85230.3065.151000.351929.181200.22143.831476277.60250.4493.70188.6369.621255.85483.05352.89143.742348282.63243.3353.3888.5058.33431.64261.20245.39133.731562282.70244.6652.8889.6758.69433.00266.97255.21132.831575193.61254.5654.9394.3765.23432.96253.44253.43133.651842286.25247.2753.0389.8758.80431.02273.39263.38134.651572281.68266.3750.5289.9371.41355.67319.69247.38118.281479OpenBenchmarking.org

AIO-Stress

AIO-Stress is an a-synchronous I/O benchmark created by SuSE. Current this profile uses a 2048MB test file and a 64KB record size. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard60120180240300SE +/- 11.41, N = 6SE +/- 13.74, N = 6SE +/- 12.66, N = 6SE +/- 10.48, N = 6SE +/- 11.20, N = 6SE +/- 5.25, N = 6SE +/- 10.51, N = 6SE +/- 8.31, N = 6275.82287.28277.60282.63282.70193.61286.25281.681. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterAIO-Stress 0.21Test: Random WriteDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard50100150200250Min: 247.52 / Avg: 275.82 / Max: 329.81Min: 254.92 / Avg: 287.28 / Max: 344.73Min: 250.03 / Avg: 277.6 / Max: 336.75Min: 264.85 / Avg: 282.63 / Max: 333.99Min: 266.71 / Avg: 282.7 / Max: 338.41Min: 181.5 / Avg: 193.61 / Max: 217.63Min: 266.35 / Avg: 286.25 / Max: 336.62Min: 255.45 / Avg: 281.68 / Max: 310.161. (CC) gcc options: -pthread -laio

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard60120180240300SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 3.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 4.28, N = 3SE +/- 2.19, N = 3254.06253.29250.44243.33244.66254.56247.27266.371. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard50100150200250Min: 250.25 / Avg: 254.06 / Max: 257.12Min: 248.73 / Avg: 253.29 / Max: 257.43Min: 244.52 / Avg: 250.44 / Max: 257.58Min: 241.12 / Avg: 243.33 / Max: 245.12Min: 243.69 / Avg: 244.66 / Max: 246.49Min: 254.19 / Avg: 254.56 / Max: 255.06Min: 241.56 / Avg: 247.27 / Max: 255.65Min: 263.3 / Avg: 266.37 / Max: 270.621. (CC) gcc options: -std=gnu99 -O2 -rdynamic -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -laio

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard306090120150SE +/- 0.80, N = 5SE +/- 2.08, N = 6SE +/- 2.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.69, N = 6SE +/- 0.80, N = 5SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.94, N = 653.14121.8593.7053.3852.8854.9353.0350.521. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard20406080100Min: 50 / Avg: 53.14 / Max: 54.3Min: 116 / Avg: 121.85 / Max: 128.9Min: 88.7 / Avg: 93.7 / Max: 102.8Min: 50.1 / Avg: 53.38 / Max: 54.8Min: 49.8 / Avg: 52.88 / Max: 54.1Min: 54.6 / Avg: 54.93 / Max: 55.2Min: 51.7 / Avg: 53.03 / Max: 54Min: 44.5 / Avg: 50.52 / Max: 55.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard50100150200250SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 389.97230.30188.6388.5089.6794.3789.8789.931. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard4080120160200Min: 89.6 / Avg: 89.97 / Max: 90.4Min: 227.8 / Avg: 230.3 / Max: 233.8Min: 187.9 / Avg: 188.63 / Max: 189.1Min: 87.6 / Avg: 88.5 / Max: 89.6Min: 89.4 / Avg: 89.67 / Max: 90Min: 94 / Avg: 94.37 / Max: 95.1Min: 89.6 / Avg: 89.87 / Max: 90.1Min: 88.5 / Avg: 89.93 / Max: 91.61. (CC) gcc options: -static

Dbench

Dbench is a benchmark designed by the Samba project as a free alternative to netbench, but dbench contains only file-system calls for testing the disk performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1Default Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard1632486480SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 357.6265.1569.6258.3358.6965.2358.8071.411. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1Default Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard1428425670Min: 57.26 / Avg: 57.62 / Max: 58.18Min: 64.93 / Avg: 65.15 / Max: 65.27Min: 67.95 / Avg: 69.62 / Max: 71.63Min: 57.99 / Avg: 58.33 / Max: 58.79Min: 57.38 / Avg: 58.69 / Max: 59.71Min: 64.48 / Avg: 65.23 / Max: 65.63Min: 56.96 / Avg: 58.8 / Max: 60.15Min: 70.51 / Avg: 71.41 / Max: 72.161. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt -O2

IOzone

The IOzone benchmark tests the hard disk drive / file-system performance. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard30060090012001500SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 3.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.70, N = 3437.781000.351255.85431.64433.00432.96431.02355.671. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard2004006008001000Min: 435.27 / Avg: 437.78 / Max: 440.1Min: 994.73 / Avg: 1000.35 / Max: 1003.21Min: 1255.18 / Avg: 1255.85 / Max: 1256.82Min: 425.14 / Avg: 431.64 / Max: 436.56Min: 430.4 / Avg: 433 / Max: 435.79Min: 429.45 / Avg: 432.96 / Max: 436.04Min: 429.6 / Avg: 431.02 / Max: 432.01Min: 353.64 / Avg: 355.67 / Max: 359.051. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard400800120016002000SE +/- 8.81, N = 6SE +/- 10.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 6.07, N = 6SE +/- 8.59, N = 6SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 6.15, N = 6SE +/- 6.77, N = 6286.801929.18483.05261.20266.97253.44273.39319.691. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 4GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard30060090012001500Min: 247.36 / Avg: 286.8 / Max: 309.14Min: 1909.38 / Avg: 1929.18 / Max: 1944.11Min: 482.62 / Avg: 483.05 / Max: 483.55Min: 235.59 / Avg: 261.2 / Max: 281.35Min: 235.48 / Avg: 266.97 / Max: 295.34Min: 251.29 / Avg: 253.44 / Max: 254.69Min: 257.3 / Avg: 273.39 / Max: 291.83Min: 298.41 / Avg: 319.69 / Max: 333.61. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Compile Bench

Compilebench tries to age a filesystem by simulating some of the disk IO common in creating, compiling, patching, stating and reading kernel trees. It indirectly measures how well filesystems can maintain directory locality as the disk fills up and directories age. This current test is setup to use the makej mode with 10 initial directories Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard30060090012001500SE +/- 6.24, N = 6SE +/- 6.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 6.27, N = 6SE +/- 6.29, N = 6SE +/- 7.63, N = 6SE +/- 3.37, N = 3SE +/- 8.40, N = 6245.791200.22352.89245.39255.21253.43263.38247.38
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard2004006008001000Min: 219.22 / Avg: 245.79 / Max: 261.05Min: 1190.71 / Avg: 1200.22 / Max: 1213.29Min: 351.79 / Avg: 352.89 / Max: 353.61Min: 227.61 / Avg: 245.39 / Max: 273.33Min: 238.77 / Avg: 255.21 / Max: 281.65Min: 227.72 / Avg: 253.43 / Max: 274.93Min: 256.9 / Avg: 263.38 / Max: 268.24Min: 228.12 / Avg: 247.38 / Max: 275.64

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard306090120150SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 2.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.81, N = 3SE +/- 4.79, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 3.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3142.82143.83143.74133.73132.83133.65134.65118.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard306090120150Min: 140.42 / Avg: 142.82 / Max: 145.51Min: 139.68 / Avg: 143.83 / Max: 147.83Min: 141.43 / Avg: 143.74 / Max: 147.3Min: 124.98 / Avg: 133.73 / Max: 141.48Min: 128.93 / Avg: 132.83 / Max: 135.9Min: 131.54 / Avg: 133.65 / Max: 135.39Min: 127.11 / Avg: 134.65 / Max: 139.08Min: 118.01 / Avg: 118.28 / Max: 118.63

PostMark

This is a test of NetApp's PostMark benchmark designed to simulate small-file testing similar to the tasks endured by web and mail servers. This test profile will set PostMark to perform 25,000 transactions with 500 files simultaneously with the file sizes ranging between 5 and 512 kilobytes. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard5001000150020002500SE +/- 17.82, N = 3SE +/- 6.00, N = 3SE +/- 114.18, N = 6SE +/- 14.95, N = 3SE +/- 13.33, N = 3SE +/- 16.18, N = 3SE +/- 5.77, N = 3SE +/- 9.00, N = 3143914762348156215751842157214791. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceDefault Mount OptionsLZO CompressionZlib CompressionSpace CacheNoatimeNodatacowSSD_spreadDiscard400800120016002000Min: 1404 / Avg: 1439.33 / Max: 1461Min: 1470 / Avg: 1476 / Max: 1488Min: 2066 / Avg: 2348 / Max: 2777Min: 1533 / Avg: 1562.33 / Max: 1582Min: 1562 / Avg: 1575.33 / Max: 1602Min: 1811 / Avg: 1842.33 / Max: 1865Min: 1562 / Avg: 1572 / Max: 1582Min: 1470 / Avg: 1479 / Max: 14971. (CC) gcc options: -O3