Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 14:54:48 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SuperPages utilization survey Message-ID: <CAF-QHFXsi3SaF-rmFK-qM89LfnStKwRWN1-HRM4yg4Bt_SFAOg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206011429160.20357@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <jqac8f$6mn$1@dough.gmane.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206011429160.20357@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On 1 June 2012 14:35, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ivoras/stuff/spsurvey.py >> >> The results from three systems (with the script being run as root) are >> here: >> >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ivoras/stuff/spsurvey_desktop.txt >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ivoras/stuff/spsurvey_mixserver.txt >> http://people.freebsd.org/~ivoras/stuff/spsurvey_webserver.txt > > > your "webserver" is actually database serwer with addons. Database + apache + a lot of fairly large FastCGI php processes - which surprisingly don't use superpages. > mixserver - mix of what? PostgreSQL, apache, php, dovecot, spamassasin, python web apps, and a lot of other things - I'm sure you can conclude from the list of processes. > My "mixserver" have certainly far different mix of your "mixserver", as i > don't use python heavily for example, while use squid, clamav (both fits > well in superpages), and don't run large memory postgres process. I'd like to learn more - can you post the results from your own server? > What is "desktop". A computer sitting on the desk? May run a lot of > different programs. > > Your "desktop" as i can see use KDE bloatware and postgres. Yes, except for postgres which is used rarely, it's a fairly typical KDE desktop. > As for me, such namings are completely imprecise and such statistics say > NOTHING. Yes, a survey of three machines means nothing. I'm looking for more data. > My idea - lets do a survey based on PROCESS NAME. > this will give a really meaningful information. If anyone posts more data, I'll analyse it. I'm more worried about the granularity of procstat, where it marks the entire region if a single superpage exists in it - it means any such analysis is only approximate.
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