Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:53:14 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1 taskq em performance Message-ID: <gt6n71$7qk$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <40bb871a0904241542o3f4d6c6ap62ff71876074bbea@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Joseph Kuan wrote: > Hi all, > I have been hitting some barrier with FreeBSD 7.1 network performance. I > have written an application which contains two kernel threads that takes > mbufs directly from a network interface and forwards to another network > interface. This idea is to simulate different network environment. > > I have been using FreeBSD 6.4 amd64 and tested with an Ixia box > (specialised hardware firing very high packet rate). The PC was a Core2 2.6 > GHz with dual ports Intel PCIE Gigabit network card. It can manage up to 1.2 > million pps. > > I have a higher spec PC with FreeBSD 7.1 amd64 and Quadcore 2.3 GHz and > PCIE Gigabit network card. The performance can only achieve up to 600k pps. > I notice the 'taskq em0' and 'taskq em1' is solid 100% CPU but it is not in > FreeBSD 6.4. Maybe this could help you: http://people.yandex-team.ru/~wawa/ It's a SMP patch to the em driver. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkn24CAACgkQldnAQVacBcij+ACgj133tqKW+kK2+S5/AVYQ3YfC GVIAoJzfKlga03AzieDZCR7SbFw66p0z =iBPe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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