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    GFS2: Speed up gfs2_rbm_from_block · a68a0a35
    Bob Peterson authored
    
    
    This patch is a rewrite of function gfs2_rbm_from_block. Rather than
    looping to find the right bitmap, the code now does a few simple
    math calculations.
    
    I compared the performance of both algorithms side by side and the new
    algorithm is noticeably faster. Sample instrumentation output from a
    "fast" machine:
    
    5 million calls: millisec spent: Orig: 166 New: 113
    5 million calls: millisec spent: Orig: 189 New: 114
    
    In addition, I ran postmark (on a somewhat slowr CPU) before the after
    the new algorithm was put in place and postmark showed a decent
    improvement:
    
    Before the new algorithm:
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    Time:
    	645 seconds total
    	584 seconds of transactions (171 per second)
    
    Files:
    	150087 created (232 per second)
    		Creation alone: 100000 files (2083 per second)
    		Mixed with transactions: 50087 files (85 per second)
    	49995 read (85 per second)
    	49991 appended (85 per second)
    	150087 deleted (232 per second)
    		Deletion alone: 100174 files (7705 per second)
    		Mixed with transactions: 49913 files (85 per second)
    
    Data:
    	273.42 megabytes read (434.08 kilobytes per second)
    	852.13 megabytes written (1.32 megabytes per second)
    
    With the new algorithm:
    -----------------------
    Time:
    	599 seconds total
    	530 seconds of transactions (188 per second)
    
    Files:
    	150087 created (250 per second)
    		Creation alone: 100000 files (1886 per second)
    		Mixed with transactions: 50087 files (94 per second)
    	49995 read (94 per second)
    	49991 appended (94 per second)
    	150087 deleted (250 per second)
    		Deletion alone: 100174 files (6260 per second)
    		Mixed with transactions: 49913 files (94 per second)
    
    Data:
    	273.42 megabytes read (467.42 kilobytes per second)
    	852.13 megabytes written (1.42 megabytes per second)
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBob Peterson <rpeterso@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com>
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