Btrfs Ubuntu 12.04 Disk

Testing out various Btrfs file-system mount options from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Linux 3.2 kernel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Btrfs Ubuntu 12.04 DiskOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores)HP 161CIntel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160Intel Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+)IDT 92HD81B1X5Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-18-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.6.0X Server 1.11.3intel 2.17.03.0 Mesa 8.0.1GCC 4.6btrfs1600x900ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionBtrfs Ubuntu 12.04 Disk BenchmarksSystem Logs- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v - Stock: CFQ / nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- Space Caching: CFQ / relatime,rw,space_cache,ssd- No Data Copy-On-Write: CFQ / nodatacow,nodatasum,nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- Zlib Compression: CFQ / compress=zlib,nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- LZO Compression: CFQ / compress=lzo,nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- Auto-Defrag: CFQ / autodefrag,nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- Free Inode Cache: CFQ / inode_cache,nospace_cache,relatime,rw,ssd- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3rc1. Compiz was running on this system.

StockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode CacheResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%239%378%517%FS-MarkFlexible IO TesterCompile BenchIOzoneDbenchThreaded I/O Tester

Btrfs Ubuntu 12.04 Diskpostmark: Disk Transaction Performancedbench: 1fs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncfs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Read Compiled Treeiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 4Kb - 8GB - Read Performancetiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 16fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache2209140.6852.13128.0786.5058.9075.21105.14377.79102.22224.8192.83555.18152.3159.03149.4091.6361.4063.48105.50364.63102.87225.0590.17561.86164.4478.73153.6792.4077.4370.05103.67495.04102.68220.5488.87548.31133.8694.27344.83400.8596.8385.89366.08511.64501.76226.5188.67554.74152.61167.431251.47788.58175.77113.49946.38185.65570.48211.6088.38558.30146.3460.43149.3890.8056.6352.88101.20380.16103.07223.8592.652683.46250090.0134.75130.7065.0753.2050.4595.60277.06100.58224.9766.44561.15OpenBenchmarking.org

PostMark

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceStockFree Inode Cache5001000150020002500SE +/- 63.00, N = 322092500
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceStockFree Inode Cache400800120016002000Min: 2083 / Avg: 2209 / Max: 2272

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: 1StockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache4080120160200SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 2.33, N = 4SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 6140.68152.31164.44133.86152.61146.3490.011. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1StockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache306090120150Min: 138.48 / Avg: 140.68 / Max: 143.13Min: 151.29 / Avg: 152.31 / Max: 153.5Min: 163.09 / Avg: 164.44 / Max: 165.71Min: 131.63 / Avg: 133.86 / Max: 136.83Min: 149.36 / Avg: 152.61 / Max: 159.37Min: 144.8 / Avg: 146.34 / Max: 148.55Min: 85.41 / Avg: 90.01 / Max: 103.761. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

FS-Mark

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache4080120160200SE +/- 1.68, N = 6SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.23, N = 6SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 652.1359.0378.7394.27167.4360.4334.751. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache306090120150Min: 46.7 / Avg: 52.13 / Max: 58Min: 58.3 / Avg: 59.03 / Max: 59.7Min: 77.7 / Avg: 78.73 / Max: 79.8Min: 93.4 / Avg: 94.27 / Max: 95.1Min: 157.1 / Avg: 167.43 / Max: 176.2Min: 58.2 / Avg: 60.43 / Max: 61.9Min: 30.4 / Avg: 34.75 / Max: 37.51. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache30060090012001500SE +/- 5.65, N = 6SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 2.91, N = 3SE +/- 5.10, N = 3SE +/- 16.52, N = 6SE +/- 3.86, N = 6SE +/- 11.72, N = 6128.07149.40153.67344.831251.47149.38130.701. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache2004006008001000Min: 110 / Avg: 128.07 / Max: 144.5Min: 146.9 / Avg: 149.4 / Max: 153.4Min: 147.9 / Avg: 153.67 / Max: 157.2Min: 335.6 / Avg: 344.83 / Max: 353.2Min: 1211.7 / Avg: 1251.47 / Max: 1301.3Min: 130.7 / Avg: 149.38 / Max: 155.3Min: 87.4 / Avg: 130.7 / Max: 155.21. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache2004006008001000SE +/- 1.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 13.40, N = 6SE +/- 20.47, N = 6SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 2.66, N = 686.5091.6392.40400.85788.5890.8065.071. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache140280420560700Min: 82.8 / Avg: 86.5 / Max: 92.8Min: 90.4 / Avg: 91.63 / Max: 92.9Min: 91.2 / Avg: 92.4 / Max: 94.4Min: 365.6 / Avg: 400.85 / Max: 442.7Min: 737.8 / Avg: 788.58 / Max: 842.3Min: 89.6 / Avg: 90.8 / Max: 92.6Min: 54.4 / Avg: 65.07 / Max: 74.71. (CC) gcc options: -static

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache4080120160200SE +/- 1.06, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 2.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 358.9061.4077.4396.83175.7756.6353.201. (CC) gcc options: -static
OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache306090120150Min: 54.4 / Avg: 58.9 / Max: 61.7Min: 61.2 / Avg: 61.4 / Max: 61.5Min: 75.5 / Avg: 77.43 / Max: 80.1Min: 96.1 / Avg: 96.83 / Max: 98.1Min: 172.7 / Avg: 175.77 / Max: 180.8Min: 55.6 / Avg: 56.63 / Max: 57.6Min: 51.8 / Avg: 53.2 / Max: 54.21. (CC) gcc options: -static

Compile Bench

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache306090120150SE +/- 3.00, N = 6SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 6SE +/- 1.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 375.2163.4870.0585.89113.4952.8850.45
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache20406080100Min: 67.57 / Avg: 75.21 / Max: 84.97Min: 62.06 / Avg: 63.48 / Max: 64.3Min: 61.42 / Avg: 70.05 / Max: 77.25Min: 80.99 / Avg: 85.89 / Max: 89.26Min: 113.09 / Avg: 113.49 / Max: 113.81Min: 51.11 / Avg: 52.88 / Max: 54.23Min: 48.9 / Avg: 50.45 / Max: 52.23

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache2004006008001000SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3105.14105.50103.67366.08946.38101.2095.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache170340510680850Min: 104.08 / Avg: 105.14 / Max: 107.01Min: 102.48 / Avg: 105.5 / Max: 107.4Min: 103.09 / Avg: 103.67 / Max: 104.56Min: 364.29 / Avg: 366.08 / Max: 367.19Min: 942.9 / Avg: 946.38 / Max: 949.12Min: 99.98 / Avg: 101.2 / Max: 102.95Min: 94.08 / Avg: 95.6 / Max: 96.41

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache110220330440550SE +/- 45.43, N = 6SE +/- 148.08, N = 2SE +/- 61.64, N = 6SE +/- 54.62, N = 6SE +/- 16.66, N = 3SE +/- 78.31, N = 3SE +/- 17.55, N = 3377.79364.63495.04511.64185.65380.16277.06
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache90180270360450Min: 190.45 / Avg: 377.79 / Max: 513.22Min: 216.55 / Avg: 364.63 / Max: 512.71Min: 264.96 / Avg: 495.04 / Max: 634.51Min: 323.61 / Avg: 511.64 / Max: 644.06Min: 156.41 / Avg: 185.65 / Max: 214.1Min: 240.2 / Avg: 380.16 / Max: 511.02Min: 255.06 / Avg: 277.06 / Max: 311.74

IOzone

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache120240360480600SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 210.77, N = 6SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3102.22102.87102.68501.76570.48103.07100.581. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache100200300400500Min: 101.56 / Avg: 102.22 / Max: 103.28Min: 101.19 / Avg: 102.87 / Max: 103.93Min: 101.88 / Avg: 102.68 / Max: 103.32Min: 499.69 / Avg: 501.76 / Max: 505.77Min: 103.26 / Avg: 570.48 / Max: 1222.06Min: 102.69 / Avg: 103.07 / Max: 103.67Min: 99.73 / Avg: 100.58 / Max: 101.261. (CC) gcc options: -O3

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache50100150200250SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 9.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3224.81225.05220.54226.51211.60223.85224.971. (CC) gcc options: -O3
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.347Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache4080120160200Min: 223.69 / Avg: 224.81 / Max: 226.27Min: 223.97 / Avg: 225.05 / Max: 225.62Min: 218.91 / Avg: 220.54 / Max: 221.59Min: 224.6 / Avg: 226.51 / Max: 228.2Min: 169.97 / Avg: 211.6 / Max: 230.5Min: 223.06 / Avg: 223.85 / Max: 225.05Min: 224.01 / Avg: 224.97 / Max: 225.811. (CC) gcc options: -O3

Threaded I/O Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16StockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache20406080100SE +/- 1.10, N = 4SE +/- 1.56, N = 12SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 0.45, N = 4SE +/- 0.18, N = 4SE +/- 1.00, N = 12SE +/- 8.63, N = 892.8390.1788.8788.6788.3892.6566.44
OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 16StockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache20406080100Min: 90.51 / Avg: 92.83 / Max: 95.32Min: 79.24 / Avg: 90.17 / Max: 96.32Min: 87.95 / Avg: 88.87 / Max: 89.27Min: 87.82 / Avg: 88.67 / Max: 89.95Min: 88.11 / Avg: 88.38 / Max: 88.87Min: 84.99 / Avg: 92.65 / Max: 96.6Min: 33.13 / Avg: 66.44 / Max: 90.89

Flexible IO Tester

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 4.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 372.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3555.18561.86548.31554.74558.302683.46561.15
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternStockSpace CachingNo Data Copy-On-WriteZlib CompressionLZO CompressionAuto-DefragFree Inode Cache5001000150020002500Min: 554.61 / Avg: 555.18 / Max: 556.16Min: 559.36 / Avg: 561.86 / Max: 564.99Min: 541.84 / Avg: 548.31 / Max: 557.67Min: 552.46 / Avg: 554.74 / Max: 556.67Min: 557.24 / Avg: 558.3 / Max: 559.23Min: 2291.4 / Avg: 2683.46 / Max: 3428.49Min: 558.96 / Avg: 561.15 / Max: 563.14