Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 21:50:24 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Nikolay Denev <ndenev@gmail.com> Cc: "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r240742 - head/sys/net Message-ID: <20121005175024.GV34622@glebius.int.ru> In-Reply-To: <67EC4A5E-752C-4476-9C95-8BAA3A8F49BC@gmail.com> References: <201209201005.q8KA5BqZ094414@svn.freebsd.org> <2966A49C-DE3F-4559-A799-D1E9C0A74A9C@gmail.com> <20121005070914.GI34622@glebius.int.ru> <F01FAEFE-8148-412D-9772-A48A1ADA64A7@gmail.com> <20121005080453.GL34622@glebius.int.ru> <2109548116005159772@unknownmsgid> <E932BC95-8286-495D-9709-3F74379CB90B@gmail.com> <20121005151139.GS34622@glebius.int.ru> <67EC4A5E-752C-4476-9C95-8BAA3A8F49BC@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 06:46:46PM +0300, Nikolay Denev wrote: N> > On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 05:11:12PM +0300, Nikolay Denev wrote: N> > N> With both modules I was able to saturate the four GigE interfaces, and got N> > N> about ~3.72 Gbits/sec total according to iperf, systat -ifstat showed N> > N> about 116MB/s per each interface. N> > N> N> > N> However I'm seeing slightly different CPU stat graphs [1], the difference is not big, N> > N> but with the new if_lagg(4) driver, when the machine is acting as client I'm N> > N> seeing slightly higher system CPU time, and about the same interrupt, while N> > N> when acting as server both system and interrupt are slightly lower. N> > N> But please note that these tests were not very scientifically correct. N> > N> When the server is available again I might be able to perform several runs and N> > N> do a proper comparison. N> > N> > Do I understand correct, that in the above testing "server" means transmitting N> > traffic and "client" is receiving traffic? N> > N> > -- N> > Totus tuus, Glebius. N> N> Actually with iperf the server is more like a sink, and the client sends data to the server. N> Here's what's in the man page : N> N> To perform an iperf test the user N> must establish both a server (to discard traffic) and a client (to gen- N> erate traffic). Hmm, in this case I'm really puzzled with results. I expected that receiving side won't be affected and transmitting optimized. -- Totus tuus, Glebius.
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