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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:32 pm    Post subject: Kernel upgrade + High disk I/O Reply with quote

Hello everyone,

I'm encountering a weird issue with one of my MySQL/NFS server within a web infrastructure.
I've upgraded the kernel of this server from 2.6.34 to 3.6.11 (yes, I know, long version gap...).

Anyway, this upgrade has caused a major Disk I/O behaviour as you can see on this graph :

http://94.125.167.135/diskstats_utilization-week.png

Here is the difference between my 2 kernel config files :

Quote:
2,4c2,3
< # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
< # Linux kernel version: 2.6.34-gentoo-r6
< # Fri Nov 26 10:21:14 2010
---
> # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
> # Linux/x86_64 3.6.11-gentoo Kernel Configuration
9a9
> CONFIG_INSTRUCTION_DECODER=y
12,16d11
< CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE=y
< CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST=y
21d15
< CONFIG_ZONE_DMA=y
22a17
> CONFIG_NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH=y
24d18
< CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP=y
31d24
< CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT=y
33d25
< CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL=y
36a29
> CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_AUTOPROBE=y
40d32
< CONFIG_HAVE_CPUMASK_OF_CPU_MAP=y
44d35
< CONFIG_ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP=y
48,54d38
< CONFIG_HAVE_EARLY_RES=y
< CONFIG_HAVE_INTEL_TXT=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO__DO_IRQ=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ=y
< CONFIG_USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS=y
57,58c41,43
< CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE=y
---
> CONFIG_ARCH_HWEIGHT_CFLAGS="-fcall-saved-rdi -fcall-saved-rsi -fcall-saved-rdx -fcall-saved-rcx -fcall-saved-r8 -fcall-saved-r9 -fcall-saved-r10 -fcall-saved-r11"
> CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES=y
60c45,47
< CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS=y
---
> CONFIG_HAVE_IRQ_WORK=y
> CONFIG_IRQ_WORK=y
> CONFIG_BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT=y
66d52
< CONFIG_LOCK_KERNEL=y
67a54
> CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE=""
72a60
> CONFIG_HAVE_KERNEL_XZ=y
76a65
77a67
> CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="(none)"
84a75
90a82
> CONFIG_AUDIT_WATCH=y
91a84,112
> CONFIG_HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
>
> #
> # IRQ subsystem
> #
> CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ=y
> CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN=y
> CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING=y
> CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ=y
> CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIN_ADJUST=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE=y
>
> #
> # Timers subsystem
> #
> CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT=y
> CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
> CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
97,99c118
---
100a120
> CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_LEAF=16
109d128
< CONFIG_CGROUP_NS=y
116c135,137
---
118a140
120,121c142,143
< CONFIG_RELAY=y
---
125d146
< CONFIG_USER_NS=y
127a149,151
> CONFIG_RELAY=y
132a157
> CONFIG_RD_XZ=y
137c162
---
139c164
< CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL=y
---
142d166
< CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=y
147a172
> CONFIG_HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM=y
155a181
162d187
< CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS=y
170d194
175,176c199,200
< CONFIG_KPROBES=y
< CONFIG_OPTPROBES=y
---
> CONFIG_OPROFILE_NMI_TIMER=y
178d201
< CONFIG_KRETPROBES=y
184a208,209
> CONFIG_USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD=y
187a213
> CONFIG_HAVE_MIXED_BREAKPOINTS_REGS=y
188a215,224
> CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_LOCAL=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER=y
> CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER=y
194d229
199,204c234
< CONFIG_MODULES=y
< CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
< CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
---
207a238
208a240,261
>
> #
> # Partition Types
> #
> CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
> CONFIG_OSF_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL=y
> CONFIG_MINIX_SUBPARTITION=y
> CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL=y
> CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_KARMA_PARTITION=y
> CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y
217d269
228d279
< CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK=y
256,259c307
< CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT=y
< CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
< CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD=y
---
> CONFIG_ZONE_DMA=y
261,262d308
< CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ=y
< CONFIG_NUMA_IRQ_DESC=y
271,282d316
284,292d317
297,298c322
< CONFIG_X86_CPU=y
< CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT=7
---
> CONFIG_X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT=6
314d337
321,322d343
< CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU=y
< CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU_STATS=y
325d345
< CONFIG_IOMMU_API=y
329a350
349a371
> CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT=y
352c374
< CONFIG_K8_NUMA=y
---
> CONFIG_AMD_NUMA=y
357,358d378
< CONFIG_ARCH_PROC_KCORE_TEXT=y
< CONFIG_ARCH_SPARSEMEM_DEFAULT=y
359a380
> CONFIG_ARCH_SPARSEMEM_DEFAULT=y
360a382
> CONFIG_ARCH_PROC_KCORE_TEXT=y
363,364d384
372a393,395
> CONFIG_HAVE_MEMBLOCK=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP=y
> CONFIG_ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK=y
375a399
384a409,412
> CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH=y
387c415
< CONFIG_X86_RESERVE_LOW_64K=y
---
> CONFIG_X86_RESERVE_LOW=64
391a420
> CONFIG_ARCH_RANDOM=y
392a422
411c441
< CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_EARLY_PFN_TO_NID=y
---
> CONFIG_USE_PERCPU_NUMA_NODE_ID=y
417,425d446
< CONFIG_PM=y
< CONFIG_PM_DEBUG=y
< CONFIG_CAN_PM_TRACE=y
< CONFIG_PM_TRACE=y
< CONFIG_PM_TRACE_RTC=y
< CONFIG_PM_SLEEP_SMP=y
< CONFIG_PM_SLEEP=y
427d447
429c449
< CONFIG_HIBERNATION_NVS=y
---
> CONFIG_HIBERNATE_CALLBACKS=y
431a452,455
> CONFIG_PM_SLEEP=y
> CONFIG_PM_SLEEP_SMP=y
433c457,463
< CONFIG_PM_OPS=y
---
> CONFIG_PM=y
> CONFIG_PM_DEBUG=y
> CONFIG_PM_SLEEP_DEBUG=y
> CONFIG_PM_TRACE=y
> CONFIG_PM_TRACE_RTC=y
438,439c468
< CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER=y
---
447a477
458a489,492
466d499
< CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG=y
469d501
480c512
< # CPUFreq processor drivers
---
> # x86 CPU frequency scaling drivers
494a527,528
508,511c542
< CONFIG_DMAR=y
< CONFIG_DMAR_FLOPPY_WA=y
---
517c548,552
---
> CONFIG_PCIEASPM=y
> CONFIG_PCIEASPM_DEFAULT=y
520a556
523c559,562
---
> CONFIG_PCI_ATS=y
> CONFIG_PCI_IOV=y
> CONFIG_PCI_PRI=y
> CONFIG_PCI_PASID=y
524a564
> CONFIG_PCI_LABEL=y
526c566
< CONFIG_K8_NB=y
---
> CONFIG_AMD_NB=y
548a589
554a596
> CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE=y
559a602
562a606,608
> CONFIG_KEYS_COMPAT=y
> CONFIG_HAVE_TEXT_POKE_SMP=y
> CONFIG_X86_DEV_DMA_OPS=y
569a616,617
574d621
< CONFIG_IP_FIB_HASH=y
577c624
---
597c644,729
---
> CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y
>
> #
> # Core Netfilter Configuration
> #
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES=y
>
> #
> # Xtables combined modules
> #
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MARK=y
>
> #
> # Xtables targets
> #
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_RATEEST=y
>
> #
> # Xtables matches
> #
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_COMMENT=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_IPRANGE=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LENGTH=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LIMIT=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MARK=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_MULTIPORT=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RATEEST=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_RECENT=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATISTIC=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STRING=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TCPMSS=y
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_TIME=y
>
> #
> # IP: Netfilter Configuration
> #
> CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=y
> CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=y
> CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=y
602a735
612d744
626a759
633a767,771
634a773
659a799
663a804
665a807,814
> CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER=y
> CONFIG_RPS=y
> CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL=y
> CONFIG_XPS=y
> CONFIG_BQL=y
671d819
678,688c826
< CONFIG_WIRELESS=y
<
< #
< # CFG80211 needs to be enabled for MAC80211
< #
<
< #
< # Some wireless drivers require a rate control algorithm
< #
---
691a830,833
> CONFIG_HAVE_BPF_JIT=y
701c843,844
---
> CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
> CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
709a853,854
> CONFIG_DMA_SHARED_BUFFER=y
722a868
728a875
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=8
731a879
741c889,936
---
>
> #
> # Misc devices
> #
>
> #
> # EEPROM support
> #
>
> #
> # Texas Instruments shared transport line discipline
> #
>
> #
> # Altera FPGA firmware download module
> #
810c1005
---
> CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=y
831d1025
< CONFIG_SCSI_WAIT_SCAN=m
843a1038,1040
844a1042
856a1055
860,863c1059,1067
---
> CONFIG_MEGARAID_NEWGEN=y
> CONFIG_MEGARAID_MM=y
> CONFIG_MEGARAID_MAILBOX=y
> CONFIG_MEGARAID_LEGACY=y
> CONFIG_MEGARAID_SAS=y
> CONFIG_SCSI_MPT2SAS=y
> CONFIG_SCSI_MPT2SAS_MAX_SGE=128
> CONFIG_SCSI_MPT2SAS_LOGGING=y
874a1079
899a1105,1108
>
> #
> # Controllers with non-SFF native interface
> #
900a1110,1112
903c1115,1126
---
>
> #
> # SFF controllers with custom DMA interface
> #
> CONFIG_ATA_BMDMA=y
>
> #
> # SATA SFF controllers with BMDMA
> #
907,908d1129
910d1130
912a1133
916,917c1137,1140
---
>
> #
> # PATA SFF controllers with BMDMA
> #
919a1143
921d1144
923c1146
---
926a1150
929d1152
934d1156
935a1158
937,938d1159
940,941d1160
944d1162
946c1164
---
948d1165
953d1169
954a1171
> CONFIG_PATA_SCH=y
958a1176
961c1179,1195
< CONFIG_PATA_SCH=y
---
>
> #
> # PIO-only SFF controllers
> #
>
> #
> # Generic fallback / legacy drivers
> #
972a1207
978c1213
---
> CONFIG_FUSION_CTL=y
984,991d1218
<
< #
< # You can enable one or both FireWire driver stacks.
< #
<
< #
< # The newer stack is recommended.
< #
993c1220
---
997,998c1224
---
> CONFIG_NET_CORE=y
1000c1226
---
1001a1228,1236
> CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_NETPOLL=y
> CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER=y
1004d1238
1005a1240,1324
>
> #
> # CAIF transport drivers
> #
> CONFIG_ETHERNET=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ADAPTEC=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM=y
> CONFIG_BNX2=y
> CONFIG_TIGON3=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_INTEL=y
> CONFIG_E1000=y
> CONFIG_E1000E=y
> CONFIG_IGB=y
> CONFIG_IGB_PTP=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_I825XX=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MARVELL=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_8390=y
> CONFIG_NET_PACKET_ENGINE=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_REALTEK=y
> CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_WIZNET=y
1010a1330
1018a1339
1027,1058c1348,1349
< CONFIG_NETDEV_1000=y
< CONFIG_E1000E=y
< CONFIG_TIGON3=y
< CONFIG_BNX2=y
<
< #
< # Enable WiMAX (Networking options) to see the WiMAX drivers
< #
---
1069c1360,1364
---
>
> #
> # Enable WiMAX (Networking options) to see the WiMAX drivers
> #
1071,1080d1365
< CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
< CONFIG_NETPOLL=y
< CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER=y
1083d1367
1091a1376
1108a1394
1110c1396,1397
---
1111a1399,1400
1112a1402
1113a1404,1405
1117a1410
1135a1429
1143a1438
> CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE_SLEEP=y
1146c1441,1443
< CONFIG_DEVKMEM=y
---
> CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
1148d1444
1151d1446
1154d1448
1157a1452,1453
1159,1160c1455,1462
---
>
> #
> # KCopy
> #
> CONFIG_KCOPY=y
> CONFIG_DEVKMEM=y
1162d1463
1183a1485
1188,1191c1490,1500
< CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
---
> CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_EVENT=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_STRING=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_DEVICE_INTERFACE=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_SI=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_WATCHDOG=y
> CONFIG_IPMI_POWEROFF=y
1209d1517
1220a1529
1253a1563,1565
1254a1567,1568
1260a1575
1268,1269d1582
1273a1587
1278c1592,1613
---
> CONFIG_PPS=y
>
> #
> # PPS clients support
> #
>
> #
> # PPS generators support
> #
>
> #
> # PTP clock support
> #
> CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK=y
>
> #
> # Enable PHYLIB and NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING to see the additional clocks.
> #
1285c1620,1622
---
1286a1624
1288a1627,1631
1312a1656
1314a1659
1323a1669
1324a1671,1672
1325a1674,1675
1337a1688
1339a1691
1340a1693,1694
1341a1696,1698
1342a1700,1701
1345a1705,1706
1346a1708
1347a1710,1712
1350a1716,1719
1352a1722
1353a1724
1363a1735
1368,1369d1739
1374a1745
1376d1746
1378c1748
---
> CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON=y
1379a1750
1389a1761,1762
1396a1770
1402a1777
1407a1783
1431a1808,1813
> CONFIG_BCMA_POSSIBLE=y
>
> #
> # Broadcom specific AMBA
> #
1437a1820,1821
1439a1824,1827
1440a1829,1831
1442a1834
1443a1836,1837
1444a1839,1842
1446c1844
---
1450c1848,1850
---
1451a1852,1859
1467a1876
1470a1880,1886
>
> #
> # I2C encoder or helper chips
> #
1472d1887
1478a1894,1900
1493a1916
1517a1941
1537a1962,1963
1541a1968,1969
1547c1975
---
1549,1553c1977,1979
<
< #
< # Display device support
< #
---
1563c1989
---
> CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
1573,1575d1998
< CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT=y
< CONFIG_HID=y
1578c2001
< # USB Input Devices
---
> # HID support
1580,1582c2003,2007
< CONFIG_USB_HID=y
---
> CONFIG_HID=y
> CONFIG_HID_GENERIC=y
1587d2011
1588a2013
1589a2015
1595a2022
1596a2024,2025
1597a2027,2028
1600a2032,2033
1601a2035
> CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_DJ=y
1604a2039
1606d2040
1607a2042
1613c2048,2051
---
1616c2054
---
1621a2060
1627,1628c2066,2073
< CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
< CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
---
>
> #
> # USB HID support
> #
> CONFIG_USB_HID=y
1630a2076,2079
> CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_XHCI=y
> CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
> CONFIG_USB_COMMON=y
> CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
1638,1639d2086
< CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
1642d2088
1657a2104,2105
1664,1665c2112
---
1683a2131
1694a2143
1729a2179,2184
>
> #
> # USB Physical Layer drivers
> #
1745c2200
---
1747a2203,2204
1749a2207
1751a2210,2213
1752a2215,2218
>
> #
> # LED Triggers
> #
1759a2226
> CONFIG_EDAC_LEGACY_SYSFS=y
1761a2229
1782a2251
1785a2255
1794a2265,2266
1825a2298
1826a2300,2301
1828a2304
1831c2307
< # TI VLYNQ
---
> # Virtio drivers
1832a2309,2316
>
> #
> # Microsoft Hyper-V guest support
> #
1835c2319
---
1838a2323,2324
1840a2327
1844d2330
1846d2331
1848a2334,2368
>
> #
> # Hardware Spinlock drivers
> #
> CONFIG_CLKEVT_I8253=y
> CONFIG_I8253_LOCK=y
> CONFIG_CLKBLD_I8253=y
> CONFIG_IOMMU_API=y
> CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT=y
> CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU=y
> CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU_STATS=y
>
> #
> # Remoteproc drivers (EXPERIMENTAL)
> #
>
> #
> # Rpmsg drivers (EXPERIMENTAL)
> #
1858a2379
1859a2381
1863a2386
> CONFIG_DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS=y
1874c2397,2401
---
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
1876a2404,2405
> CONFIG_JBD2=y
1878c2407,2412
---
> CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=y
> CONFIG_REISERFS_PROC_INFO=y
> CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR=y
> CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_SECURITY=y
1880d2413
< CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
1887d2419
1889a2422,2423
> CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> CONFIG_EXPORTFS=y
1893d2426
< CONFIG_INOTIFY=y
1894a2428
1904d2437
1912c2445,2452
---
> CONFIG_FSCACHE=y
> CONFIG_FSCACHE_STATS=y
> CONFIG_FSCACHE_HISTOGRAM=y
> CONFIG_CACHEFILES=y
> CONFIG_CACHEFILES_HISTOGRAM=y
1942a2483
> CONFIG_TMPFS_XATTR=y
1962a2504
1963a2506
1967a2511
> CONFIG_NFS_V2=y
1970a2515
1971a2517,2519
> CONFIG_NFS_USE_KERNEL_DNS=y
1979d2526
< CONFIG_EXPORTFS=y
1984,1986c2531
< CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5=y
---
1992,2013d2536
<
< #
< # Partition Types
< #
< CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
< CONFIG_OSF_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL=y
< CONFIG_MINIX_SUBPARTITION=y
< CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL=y
< CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_KARMA_PARTITION=y
< CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y
2052a2576,2586
2054d2587
2060a2594
> CONFIG_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL=4
2065a2600
2068a2604
2071c2607,2610
---
> CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE=0
2085a2625
2087c2627
---
2089a2630
> CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE=y
2097a2639
2105,2106c2647,2649
---
> CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_TIMEOUT=60
2109a2653
2110a2655
2113d2657
< CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL_CHECK=y
2123a2668
> CONFIG_HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT=y
2125a2671
> CONFIG_EVENT_POWER_TRACING_DEPRECATED=y
2133d2678
2136d2680
2140d2683
2142,2143d2684
2145c2686,2687
< CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENT=y
---
2151a2694
2155a2699
2161,2162d2704
< CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE=y
2166c2708
< CONFIG_DEBUG_NX_TEST=m
---
2170d2711
2183a2725
2188a2731
2189a2733
2194d2737
2205a2749,2750
2206a2752
2208,2209d2753
2226c2770
< CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCOMP=y
---
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCOMP2=y
2228a2773,2774
> CONFIG_CRYPTO_MANAGER_DISABLE_TESTS=y
2235d2780
2275a2821
2290a2837
2291a2839
2300a2849,2850
2303a2854,2855
2315a2868,2869
2318d2871
2326a2880,2881
> CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER=y
2328,2329c2883,2885
< CONFIG_GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT=y
< CONFIG_GENERIC_FIND_LAST_BIT=y
---
> CONFIG_GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP=y
> CONFIG_GENERIC_IO=y
2331c2887
---
> CONFIG_CRC16=y
2334a2891,2895
> CONFIG_CRC32_SLICEBY8=y
2336a2898
2337a2900
> CONFIG_LZO_COMPRESS=y
2338a2902,2910
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_X86=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_POWERPC=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_IA64=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_ARM=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_ARMTHUMB=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_SPARC=y
> CONFIG_XZ_DEC_BCJ=y
2341a2914
> CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_XZ=y
2342a2916,2919
> CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH=y
> CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_KMP=y
> CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_BM=y
> CONFIG_TEXTSEARCH_FSM=y
2345a2923,2925
> CONFIG_CHECK_SIGNATURE=y
> CONFIG_CPU_RMAP=y
> CONFIG_DQL=y
2346a2927,2930
> CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE=y


(I've exluded (is not set lines from output).

What could have caused such issue? Any idea anyone?

Thanks,
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clue : iotop -o seems to report a high I/O usage from kjournald. This is ext3.

Is there a kernel option (or feature) that could explain such difference between 2.6.34 and 3.6.11 regarding ext3 performance/journal ?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I've seen similar issues in the past which where related to the chosen IO scheduler.
Which scheduler are you using?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

which options do you mount your fs with ? (data= ? atime ?...)
Did you change anything about this ?

I can't be absolutely sure about this but I think I remember that sometimes since 2.6.32... possibly 2.6.34 some mount option was dropped from the default set of options.

EDIT : Yess ! it was journal-checksum
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Thanks for your answers.

Here are my mount options :

Code:
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type ext3 (rw,noatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=writeback)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=6146948k,nr_inodes=1536737,mode=755)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620)
shm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
cgroup_root on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=10240k,mode=755)
openrc on /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,release_agent=/lib64/rc/sh/cgroup-release-agent.sh,name=openrc)
cpuset on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpuset)
cpu on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu)
cpuacct on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpuacct)
freezer on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
/dev/sda4 on /var type ext3 (rw,noatime)
nfsd on /proc/fs/nfsd type nfsd (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw,noatime)


The scheduler options i'm using is :

Code:
#
# IO Schedulers
#
CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ=y
# CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ=y
# CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="cfq"
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_TRYLOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_TRYLOCK_BH is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_LOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_LOCK_BH is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_LOCK_IRQ is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_LOCK_IRQSAVE is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK_BH is not set
CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK_IRQ=y
# CONFIG_INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_TRYLOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK_BH is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK_IRQ is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_LOCK_IRQSAVE is not set
CONFIG_INLINE_READ_UNLOCK=y
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_UNLOCK_BH is not set
CONFIG_INLINE_READ_UNLOCK_IRQ=y
# CONFIG_INLINE_READ_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_TRYLOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_LOCK is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_LOCK_BH is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_LOCK_IRQ is not set
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_LOCK_IRQSAVE is not set
CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK=y
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_BH is not set
CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQ=y
# CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE is not set
CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER=y
CONFIG_FREEZER=y
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daivil wrote:

Code:
/dev/root on / type ext3 (rw,noatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=writeback)
/dev/sda4 on /var type ext3 (rw,noatime)
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw,noatime)


Because the graphics you posted in the OP concerns /dev/sda, can you tell which fs (root or var) is the most concerned ?

BTW you are aware of the impacts of setting barrier=1.
Did you pass from the default nobarrier to barrier =1 coincidentally with your kernel upgrade ?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you've finally found yourself with this:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-482731-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-793263-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html

As an advice, I've been using the Deadline scheduler and seems to be a decent solution to the unresponsiveness of the system during disk access.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

aCOSwt wrote:
Daivil wrote:

Code:
/dev/root on / type ext3 (rw,noatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=writeback)
/dev/sda4 on /var type ext3 (rw,noatime)
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw,noatime)


Because the graphics you posted in the OP concerns /dev/sda, can you tell which fs (root or var) is the most concerned ?

BTW you are aware of the impacts of setting barrier=1.
Did you pass from the default nobarrier to barrier =1 coincidentally with your kernel upgrade ?


It concerns /var/.

I'm not aware of the impact of barrier=1. What's the impact?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

which program keeps the statistics and makes that graph?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:05 pm    Post subject: ><)))°€ Reply with quote

_______0 wrote:
which program keeps the statistics and makes that graph?

I was interested of that as well, and right now, am emerging something with the faint 'Munin 2.0.8' around the bottom-centre of the image working as a clue. ^^
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daivil wrote:

I'm not aware of the impact of barrier=1. What's the impact?


Barriers are known to have a nasty impact on performances : http://lwn.net/Articles/283164/
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:40 am    Post subject: Re: ><)))°€ Reply with quote

Chiitoo wrote:
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which program keeps the statistics and makes that graph?

I was interested of that as well, and right now, am emerging something with the faint 'Munin 2.0.8' around the bottom-centre of the image working as a clue. ^^


Yes, it's munin !
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

smlbstcbr wrote:
I think you've finally found yourself with this:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-482731-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-793263-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html

As an advice, I've been using the Deadline scheduler and seems to be a decent solution to the unresponsiveness of the system during disk access.

Changing to Deadline scheduler hasn't changed anything (at all).
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've changed /var/ to ext2 instead of ext3 in my fstab and rebooted my server. Disk IO/Load has fallen to 30/40% instead of 90/100%.

No I need to understand why my 3.6.11 kernel is consuming so much IO/ressources for kJournald with ext3.

Anyone ?
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