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On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com> wrote: > QCOW uses two tables level1 (L1) table and level2 (L2) table. The L1 table > points to offset of L2 table. When a QCOW image is probed, the L1 table is > cached in the memory to avoid reading it from disk on every access. This > caching improves the performance. > > The similar performance improvement can be observed when L2 tables are cached. > It is impossible to cache all of the L2 tables because of the memory > constraint. The patch adds L2 table caching capability for up to 128 L2 tables, > it uses combination of RB tree and List to manage the L2 cached tables. The > link list implementation helps in building simple LRU structure and RB tree > helps to search cached table efficiently > > The performance numbers are below, the machine was started with following > command line arguments > > $ ./kvm run -d /home/prasad/VMDisks/Ubuntu10.10_64_cilk_qemu.qcow \ >> --params "root=/dev/vda1" -m 1024 > > Without QCOW caching > ==================== > $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 > Writing a byte at a time...done > Writing intelligently...done > Rewriting...done > Reading a byte at a time...done > Reading intelligently...done > start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... > Create files in sequential order...done. > Stat files in sequential order...done. > Delete files in sequential order...done. > Create files in random order...done. > Stat files in random order...done. > Delete files in random order...done. > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- > Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- > Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ > Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- > prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ > Latency 343us 1175us 327us 555us 48us 82us > 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307043085,2G,,1043,99,555406,74,227605,55, > 5360,99,489080,68,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, > +++++,+++,+++++,+++,24646us,48544us,57893us,6686us,3595us,21026us,343us,1175us, > 327us,555us,48us,82us > > With QCOW caching > ================= > $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 > Writing a byte at a time...done > Writing intelligently...done > Rewriting...done > Reading a byte at a time...done > Reading intelligently...done > start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... > Create files in sequential order...done. > Stat files in sequential order...done. > Delete files in sequential order...done. > Create files in random order...done. > Stat files in random order...done. > Delete files in random order...done. > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- > Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- > Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ > Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- > prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ > Latency 478us 1142us 344us 402us 72us 98us > 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307042839,2G,,1033,99,467899,64,182387,41, > 5422,100,338294,48,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, > +++++,+++,+++++,+++,21549us,60585us,65723us,6331us,30014us,19994us,478us,1142us, > 344us,402us,72us,98us > > Summary of performance numbers > ============================== > There is not much difference with sequential character operations are > performed, the code with caching performed better by small margin. The caching > code performance raised by 18% to 24% with sequential block output and by 44% > for sequentail block input. Which is understandable as the Level2 table will > always be cached after a write operation. Random seek operation worked slower > with caching code. I see performance _degradation_ in the raw data: Before: > Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- > Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ After: > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ So that's drop from 555406 to 467899 K/sec for sequential block writes and drop from 489080 K/sec to 338294 K/sec for sequential block reads. Random seek latency shows _improvement_: > Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us > Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us Am I reading the Bonnie report wrong or did you mix up the 'before' and 'after' data? Assuming the data is just mixed up, I'm not completely happy that we're making random seeks almost 5% slower. Any ideas why that's happening? > +static int search_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) > +{ > + struct qcow_l2_cache *c; > + > + *table = NULL; > + > + c = search(&q->root, offset); > + if (!c) > + return -1; > + > + /* Update the LRU state */ > + list_del_init(&c->list); > + list_add_tail(&c->list, &q->lru_list); Why not use list_move() here? The "update the LRU state" comment is pretty useless. It would be more important to explain the reader how the list is ordered (i.e. least recently used are at the head of the list). > @@ -17,6 +19,16 @@ > #define QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED (1LL << 62) > #define QCOW2_OFLAG_MASK (QCOW2_OFLAG_COPIED|QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED) > > +#define MAX_CACHE_NODES 128 Did you test the results with MAX_CACHE_NODES set to 1? Did you get similar results than with no caching at all? I also wonder if we could get away with even smaller cache than 128. > struct qcow_table { > u32 table_size; > u64 *l1_table; > @@ -26,6 +38,11 @@ struct qcow { > void *header; > struct qcow_table table; > int fd; > + > + /* Level2 caching data structures */ > + struct rb_root root; > + struct list_head lru_list; > + int no_cached; I've said this many times: please don't invent strange new names. Really, "no_cached" reads out like it's a boolean! Use 'nr_cached' instead. 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On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com> wrote: >> QCOW uses two tables level1 (L1) table and level2 (L2) table. The L1 table >> points to offset of L2 table. When a QCOW image is probed, the L1 table is >> cached in the memory to avoid reading it from disk on every access. This >> caching improves the performance. >> >> The similar performance improvement can be observed when L2 tables are cached. >> It is impossible to cache all of the L2 tables because of the memory >> constraint. The patch adds L2 table caching capability for up to 128 L2 tables, >> it uses combination of RB tree and List to manage the L2 cached tables. The >> link list implementation helps in building simple LRU structure and RB tree >> helps to search cached table efficiently >> >> The performance numbers are below, the machine was started with following >> command line arguments >> >> $ ./kvm run -d /home/prasad/VMDisks/Ubuntu10.10_64_cilk_qemu.qcow \ >>> --params "root=/dev/vda1" -m 1024 >> >> Without QCOW caching >> ==================== >> $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 >> Writing a byte at a time...done >> Writing intelligently...done >> Rewriting...done >> Reading a byte at a time...done >> Reading intelligently...done >> start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... >> Create files in sequential order...done. >> Stat files in sequential order...done. >> Delete files in sequential order...done. >> Create files in random order...done. >> Stat files in random order...done. >> Delete files in random order...done. >> Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- >> Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- >> Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP >> prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ >> Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us >> Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- >> prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- >> files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP >> 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ >> Latency 343us 1175us 327us 555us 48us 82us >> 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307043085,2G,,1043,99,555406,74,227605,55, >> 5360,99,489080,68,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, >> +++++,+++,+++++,+++,24646us,48544us,57893us,6686us,3595us,21026us,343us,1175us, >> 327us,555us,48us,82us >> >> With QCOW caching >> ================= >> $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 >> Writing a byte at a time...done >> Writing intelligently...done >> Rewriting...done >> Reading a byte at a time...done >> Reading intelligently...done >> start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... >> Create files in sequential order...done. >> Stat files in sequential order...done. >> Delete files in sequential order...done. >> Create files in random order...done. >> Stat files in random order...done. >> Delete files in random order...done. >> Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- >> Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- >> Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP >> prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ >> Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us >> Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- >> prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- >> files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP >> 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ >> Latency 478us 1142us 344us 402us 72us 98us >> 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307042839,2G,,1033,99,467899,64,182387,41, >> 5422,100,338294,48,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, >> +++++,+++,+++++,+++,21549us,60585us,65723us,6331us,30014us,19994us,478us,1142us, >> 344us,402us,72us,98us >> >> Summary of performance numbers >> ============================== >> There is not much difference with sequential character operations are >> performed, the code with caching performed better by small margin. The caching >> code performance raised by 18% to 24% with sequential block output and by 44% >> for sequentail block input. Which is understandable as the Level2 table will >> always be cached after a write operation. Random seek operation worked slower >> with caching code. > > I see performance _degradation_ in the raw data: I think I copied the wrong results in the commit log. > > Before: > >> Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- >> Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP >> prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ > > After: > >> prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ > > So that's drop from 555406 to 467899 K/sec for sequential block writes > and drop from 489080 K/sec to 338294 K/sec for sequential block reads. > > Random seek latency shows _improvement_: > >> Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us > >> Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us > > Am I reading the Bonnie report wrong or did you mix up the 'about:startpagebefore' > and 'after' data? > > Assuming the data is just mixed up, I'm not completely happy that > we're making random seeks almost 5% slower. Any ideas why that's > happening? Yes they are mixed. I am assuming, probably delay while caching. > >> +static int search_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) >> +{ >> + struct qcow_l2_cache *c; >> + >> + *table = NULL; >> + >> + c = search(&q->root, offset); >> + if (!c) >> + return -1; >> + >> + /* Update the LRU state */ >> + list_del_init(&c->list); >> + list_add_tail(&c->list, &q->lru_list); > > Why not use list_move() here? The "update the LRU state" comment is > pretty useless. It would be more important to explain the reader how > the list is ordered (i.e. least recently used are at the head of the > list). Okay > >> @@ -17,6 +19,16 @@ >> #define QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED (1LL << 62) >> #define QCOW2_OFLAG_MASK (QCOW2_OFLAG_COPIED|QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED) >> >> +#define MAX_CACHE_NODES 128 > > Did you test the results with MAX_CACHE_NODES set to 1? Did you get > similar results than with no caching at all? Never tested with MAX_CACHE_NODES with 1. I need to do that. > I also wonder if we could > get away with even smaller cache than 128. > What would be the right number? If number of cache nodes are pretty much less for example 32 or something. We can use arrays for caching rather than Link List and RB Tree. >> struct qcow_table { >> u32 table_size; >> u64 *l1_table; >> @@ -26,6 +38,11 @@ struct qcow { >> void *header; >> struct qcow_table table; >> int fd; >> + >> + /* Level2 caching data structures */ >> + struct rb_root root; >> + struct list_head lru_list; >> + int no_cached; > > I've said this many times: please don't invent strange new names. > Really, "no_cached" reads out like it's a boolean! Use 'nr_cached' > instead. okay. > > Pekka > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 21:57 +0100, Prasad Joshi wrote: > > Assuming the data is just mixed up, I'm not completely happy that > > we're making random seeks almost 5% slower. Any ideas why that's > > happening? > > Yes they are mixed. > > I am assuming, probably delay while caching. That doesn't make sense to me. Why would "caching delay" be significantly slower than the non-cached version where we do full read all the time? Maybe I didn't quite understand the code but that sounds like a bug lurking somewhere in the caching code - maybe we cache too much or something? Pekka -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com> wrote: > There is not much difference with sequential character operations are > performed, the code with caching performed better by small margin. The caching > code performance raised by 18% to 24% with sequential block output and by 44% > for sequentail block input. Which is understandable as the Level2 table will > always be cached after a write operation. Random seek operation worked slower > with caching code. Btw, please mention how much slower random seeks got in the next version of the patch - unless you're able to make the slowdown go away, of course. ;-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 21:01 +0100, Prasad Joshi wrote: > QCOW uses two tables level1 (L1) table and level2 (L2) table. The L1 table > points to offset of L2 table. When a QCOW image is probed, the L1 table is > cached in the memory to avoid reading it from disk on every access. This > caching improves the performance. > > The similar performance improvement can be observed when L2 tables are cached. > It is impossible to cache all of the L2 tables because of the memory > constraint. The patch adds L2 table caching capability for up to 128 L2 tables, > it uses combination of RB tree and List to manage the L2 cached tables. The > link list implementation helps in building simple LRU structure and RB tree > helps to search cached table efficiently > > The performance numbers are below, the machine was started with following > command line arguments > > $ ./kvm run -d /home/prasad/VMDisks/Ubuntu10.10_64_cilk_qemu.qcow \ > > --params "root=/dev/vda1" -m 1024 > > Without QCOW caching > ==================== > $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 > Writing a byte at a time...done > Writing intelligently...done > Rewriting...done > Reading a byte at a time...done > Reading intelligently...done > start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... > Create files in sequential order...done. > Stat files in sequential order...done. > Delete files in sequential order...done. > Create files in random order...done. > Stat files in random order...done. > Delete files in random order...done. > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- > Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- > Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ > Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- > prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ > Latency 343us 1175us 327us 555us 48us 82us > 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307043085,2G,,1043,99,555406,74,227605,55, > 5360,99,489080,68,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, > +++++,+++,+++++,+++,24646us,48544us,57893us,6686us,3595us,21026us,343us,1175us, > 327us,555us,48us,82us > > With QCOW caching > ================= > $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 > Writing a byte at a time...done > Writing intelligently...done > Rewriting...done > Reading a byte at a time...done > Reading intelligently...done > start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... > Create files in sequential order...done. > Stat files in sequential order...done. > Delete files in sequential order...done. > Create files in random order...done. > Stat files in random order...done. > Delete files in random order...done. > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- > Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- > Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP > prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ > Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us > Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- > prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- > files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP > 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ > Latency 478us 1142us 344us 402us 72us 98us > 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307042839,2G,,1033,99,467899,64,182387,41, > 5422,100,338294,48,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, > +++++,+++,+++++,+++,21549us,60585us,65723us,6331us,30014us,19994us,478us,1142us, > 344us,402us,72us,98us > > Summary of performance numbers > ============================== > There is not much difference with sequential character operations are > performed, the code with caching performed better by small margin. The caching > code performance raised by 18% to 24% with sequential block output and by 44% > for sequentail block input. Which is understandable as the Level2 table will > always be cached after a write operation. Random seek operation worked slower > with caching code. > > Signed-off-by: Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com> > --- > tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c | 216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- > tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h | 17 ++++ > 2 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c b/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c > index b52b734..4fa3850 100644 > --- a/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c > +++ b/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c > @@ -16,6 +16,140 @@ > #include <linux/kernel.h> > #include <linux/types.h> > > +static int insert(struct rb_root *root, struct qcow_l2_cache *new) > +{ > + struct rb_node **link = &(root->rb_node), *parent = NULL; > + u64 offset = new->offset; > + > + /* search the tree */ > + while (*link) { > + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; > + > + t = rb_entry(*link, struct qcow_l2_cache, node); > + if (!t) > + goto error; > + > + parent = *link; > + > + if (t->offset > offset) > + link = &(*link)->rb_left; > + else if (t->offset < offset) > + link = &(*link)->rb_right; > + else > + goto out; > + } > + > + /* add new node */ > + rb_link_node(&new->node, parent, link); > + rb_insert_color(&new->node, root); > +out: > + return 0; > +error: > + return -1; > +} > + > +static struct qcow_l2_cache *search(struct rb_root *root, u64 offset) > +{ > + struct rb_node *link = root->rb_node; > + > + while (link) { > + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; > + > + t = rb_entry(link, struct qcow_l2_cache, node); > + if (!t) > + goto out; > + > + if (t->offset > offset) > + link = link->rb_left; > + else if (t->offset < offset) > + link = link->rb_right; > + else > + return t; > + } > +out: > + return NULL; > +} > + > +static void free_cache(struct qcow *q) > +{ > + struct list_head *pos, *n; > + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; > + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; > + > + list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &q->lru_list) { > + /* Remove cache table from the list and RB tree */ > + list_del(pos); > + t = list_entry(pos, struct qcow_l2_cache, list); > + rb_erase(&t->node, r); > + > + /* Free the cached node */ > + free(t->table); > + free(t); > + } > +} > + > +static int cache_table(struct qcow *q, u64 *table, u64 offset) > +{ > + struct qcow_l2_cache *n; > + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; > + struct qcow_l2_cache *lru; > + > + n = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache)); sizeof(*n) sizeof() should use the variable name itself, not the data type. Check out chapter 14 in 'Documentation/CodingStyle'. > + if (!n) > + goto error; > + > + n->offset = offset; > + n->table = table; > + n->qcow = q; > + RB_CLEAR_NODE(&n->node); > + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list); > + > + if (q->no_cached == MAX_CACHE_NODES) { > + /* Find the node for LRU replacement */ > + lru = list_first_entry(&q->lru_list, struct qcow_l2_cache, list); > + > + /* Remove the node from the cache */ > + rb_erase(&lru->node, r); > + list_del_init(&lru->list); > + q->no_cached--; > + > + /* Free the LRUed node */ > + free(lru->table); > + free(lru); > + } > + > + /* Add new node in RB Tree: Helps in searching faster */ > + if (insert(r, n) < 0) > + goto error; > + > + /* Add in LRU replacement list */ > + list_add_tail(&n->list, &q->lru_list); > + q->no_cached++; > + > + return 0; > +error: > + free(n); > + return -1; > +} > + > +static int search_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) > +{ > + struct qcow_l2_cache *c; > + > + *table = NULL; > + > + c = search(&q->root, offset); > + if (!c) > + return -1; > + > + /* Update the LRU state */ > + list_del_init(&c->list); > + list_add_tail(&c->list, &q->lru_list); > + > + *table = c->table; > + return 0; > +} > + > static inline u64 get_l1_index(struct qcow *q, u64 offset) > { > struct qcow_header *header = q->header; > @@ -37,6 +171,43 @@ static inline u64 get_cluster_offset(struct qcow *q, u64 offset) > return offset & ((1 << header->cluster_bits)-1); > } > > +static int qcow_read_l2_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) > +{ > + struct qcow_header *header = q->header; > + u64 size; > + u64 i; > + u64 *t; > + > + *table = NULL; > + size = 1 << header->l2_bits; > + > + /* search an entry for offset in cache */ > + if (search_table(q, table, offset) >= 0) > + return 0; > + > + t = calloc(size, sizeof(*t)); > + if (!t) > + goto error; > + > + /* table not cached: read from the disk */ > + if (pread_in_full(q->fd, t, size * sizeof(u64), offset) < 0) > + goto error; > + > + /* cache the table */ > + if (cache_table(q, t, offset) < 0) > + goto error; > + > + /* change cached table to CPU's byte-order */ > + for (i = 0; i < size; i++) > + be64_to_cpus(&t[i]); > + > + *table = t; > + return 0; > +error: > + free(t); > + return -1; > +} > + > static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_len) > { > struct qcow_header *header = q->header; > @@ -51,7 +222,6 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ > u64 l1_idx; > u64 l2_idx; > > - l2_table = NULL; > > cluster_size = 1 << header->cluster_bits; > > @@ -72,18 +242,16 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ > goto zero_cluster; > > l2_table_size = 1 << header->l2_bits; > - l2_table = calloc(l2_table_size, sizeof(u64)); > - if (!l2_table) > - goto out_error; > > - if (pread_in_full(q->fd, l2_table, l2_table_size * sizeof(u64), l2_table_offset) < 0) > + /* read and cache level 2 table */ > + if (qcow_read_l2_table(q, &l2_table, l2_table_offset) < 0) > goto out_error; > > l2_idx = get_l2_index(q, offset); > if (l2_idx >= l2_table_size) > goto out_error; > > - clust_start = be64_to_cpu(l2_table[l2_idx]) & ~header->oflag_mask; > + clust_start = l2_table[l2_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; > if (!clust_start) > goto zero_cluster; > > @@ -91,7 +259,6 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ > goto out_error; > > out: > - free(l2_table); > return length; > > zero_cluster: > @@ -221,15 +388,16 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src > if (len > src_len) > len = src_len; > > - l2t = calloc(l2t_sz, sizeof(u64)); > - if (!l2t) > - goto error; > - > l2t_off = table->l1_table[l1t_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; > if (l2t_off) { > - if (pread_in_full(q->fd, l2t, l2t_sz * sizeof(u64), l2t_off) < 0) > - goto free_l2; > + /* cache level2 table */ > + if (qcow_read_l2_table(q, &l2t, l2t_off) < 0) > + goto error; > } else { > + l2t = calloc(l2t_sz, sizeof(*l2t)); > + if (!l2t) > + goto error; > + > /* Capture the state of the consistent QCOW image */ > f_sz = file_size(q->fd); > if (!f_sz) > @@ -251,6 +419,13 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src > goto free_l2; > } > > + if (cache_table(q, l2t, l2t_off) < 0) { > + if (ftruncate(q->fd, f_sz) < 0) > + goto free_l2; > + > + goto free_l2; > + } > + > /* Update the in-core entry */ > table->l1_table[l1t_idx] = l2t_off; > } > @@ -258,17 +433,15 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src > /* Capture the state of the consistent QCOW image */ > f_sz = file_size(q->fd); > if (!f_sz) > - goto free_l2; > + goto error; > > - clust_start = be64_to_cpu(l2t[l2t_idx]) & ~header->oflag_mask; > + clust_start = l2t[l2t_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; > if (!clust_start) { > clust_start = ALIGN(f_sz, clust_sz); > update_meta = true; > } else > update_meta = false; > > - free(l2t); > - > /* Write actual data */ > if (pwrite_in_full(q->fd, buf, len, clust_start + clust_off) < 0) > goto error; > @@ -282,9 +455,13 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src > > goto error; > } > + > + /* Update the cached level2 entry */ > + l2t[l2t_idx] = clust_start; > } > > return len; > + > free_l2: > free(l2t); > error: > @@ -336,6 +513,7 @@ static int qcow_disk_close(struct disk_image *disk) > > q = disk->priv; > > + free_cache(q); > free(q->table.l1_table); > free(q->header); > free(q); > @@ -428,6 +606,8 @@ static struct disk_image *qcow2_probe(int fd, bool readonly) > goto error; > > q->fd = fd; > + q->root = RB_ROOT; > + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->lru_list); > > h = q->header = qcow2_read_header(fd); > if (!h) > @@ -525,6 +705,8 @@ static struct disk_image *qcow1_probe(int fd, bool readonly) > goto error; > > q->fd = fd; > + q->root = RB_ROOT; > + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->lru_list); > > h = q->header = qcow1_read_header(fd); > if (!h) > diff --git a/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h b/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h > index b6e7493..1663819 100644 > --- a/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h > +++ b/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h > @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ > > #include <linux/types.h> > #include <stdbool.h> > +#include <linux/rbtree.h> > +#include <linux/list.h> > > #define QCOW_MAGIC (('Q' << 24) | ('F' << 16) | ('I' << 8) | 0xfb) > > @@ -17,6 +19,16 @@ > #define QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED (1LL << 62) > #define QCOW2_OFLAG_MASK (QCOW2_OFLAG_COPIED|QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED) > > +#define MAX_CACHE_NODES 128 > + > +struct qcow_l2_cache { > + u64 offset; > + u64 *table; > + struct rb_node node; > + struct list_head list; > + struct qcow *qcow; I only see 'qcow' being initialized, but isn't used anywhere. Is it really needed? > +}; > + > struct qcow_table { > u32 table_size; > u64 *l1_table; > @@ -26,6 +38,11 @@ struct qcow { > void *header; > struct qcow_table table; > int fd; > + > + /* Level2 caching data structures */ > + struct rb_root root; > + struct list_head lru_list; > + int no_cached; > }; > > struct qcow_header {
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@gmail.com> wrote: >> +static int cache_table(struct qcow *q, u64 *table, u64 offset) >> +{ >> + struct qcow_l2_cache *n; >> + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; >> + struct qcow_l2_cache *lru; >> + >> + n = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache)); > sizeof(*n) > sizeof() should use the variable name itself, not the data type. Check > out chapter 14 in 'Documentation/CodingStyle'. Well, it doesn't matter that much, to be honest. 'n' could use a better name, though - 'cache' or 'c'. Pekka -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
* Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@gmail.com> wrote: > >> +static int cache_table(struct qcow *q, u64 *table, u64 offset) > >> +{ > >> + struct qcow_l2_cache *n; > >> + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; > >> + struct qcow_l2_cache *lru; > >> + > >> + n = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache)); > > sizeof(*n) > > sizeof() should use the variable name itself, not the data type. Check > > out chapter 14 in 'Documentation/CodingStyle'. > > Well, it doesn't matter that much, to be honest. 'n' could use a > better name, though - 'cache' or 'c'. I personally prefer the sizeof(*cache) variant for a subtle reason: because during review it's easier to match up local variable names than to match up types. For example when i review code i only look at the types once: i just establish their main nature and attach any semantic meaning to the local variable name. So if 'later in the code' i see "sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache)" i wont know it intuitively whether it matches up with 'cache' or not. So for example i might not notice such a bug: cache = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qcow_l1_cache)); (trivia: how many seconds does it take for you to notice the bug in the above line? Note, you already have the advantage that you *know* that there's a bug in that line :-) Even if i noticed the bug, i'd notice it by looking back at the local variables defininition block - which is a distraction from reading the code flow itself. But if it's written differently i will notice this bug immediately: cache = calloc(1, sizeof(*r)); i will even notice this pattern: cache = calloc(1, sizeof(cache)); I guess we could introduce a type-safe zalloc variant, something like: cache = zalloc_t(*cache); Which is a clever macro that allocates sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache) bytes and gives back a 'struct qcow_l2_cache *' typed result. That way this: cache = zalloc_t(r); or this: cache = zalloc_t(cache); Will result in a compiler error. Hm? Thanks, Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote: > I personally prefer the sizeof(*cache) variant for a subtle reason: > because during review it's easier to match up local variable names > than to match up types. [snip, snip] Aye, aye, cap'n! As long as we have good volunteers (hi Sasha, hi Ingo!) reviewing patches and enforcing that, I'm completely fine with it. Pekka -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
==================== $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 Writing a byte at a time...done Writing intelligently...done Rewriting...done Reading a byte at a time...done Reading intelligently...done start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... Create files in sequential order...done. Stat files in sequential order...done. Delete files in sequential order...done. Create files in random order...done. Stat files in random order...done. Delete files in random order...done. Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP prasad-virtual-m 2G 1043 99 555406 74 227605 55 5360 99 489080 68 +++++ +++ Latency 24646us 48544us 57893us 6686us 3595us 21026us Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ Latency 343us 1175us 327us 555us 48us 82us 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307043085,2G,,1043,99,555406,74,227605,55, 5360,99,489080,68,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, +++++,+++,+++++,+++,24646us,48544us,57893us,6686us,3595us,21026us,343us,1175us, 327us,555us,48us,82us With QCOW caching ================= $ bonnie++ -d tmp/ -c 10 -s 2048 Writing a byte at a time...done Writing intelligently...done Rewriting...done Reading a byte at a time...done Reading intelligently...done start 'em...done...done...done...done...done... Create files in sequential order...done. Stat files in sequential order...done. Delete files in sequential order...done. Create files in random order...done. Stat files in random order...done. Delete files in random order...done. Version 1.96 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- Concurrency 10 -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP prasad-virtual-m 2G 1033 99 467899 64 182387 41 5422 100 338294 48 +++++ +++ Latency 21549us 60585us 65723us 6331us 30014us 19994us Version 1.96 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- prasad-virtual-mach -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ +++++ +++ Latency 478us 1142us 344us 402us 72us 98us 1.96,1.96,prasad-virtual-machine,10,1307042839,2G,,1033,99,467899,64,182387,41, 5422,100,338294,48,+++++,+++,16,,,,,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,+++++,+++, +++++,+++,+++++,+++,21549us,60585us,65723us,6331us,30014us,19994us,478us,1142us, 344us,402us,72us,98us Summary of performance numbers ============================== There is not much difference with sequential character operations are performed, the code with caching performed better by small margin. The caching code performance raised by 18% to 24% with sequential block output and by 44% for sequentail block input. Which is understandable as the Level2 table will always be cached after a write operation. Random seek operation worked slower with caching code. Signed-off-by: Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com> --- tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c | 216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h | 17 ++++ 2 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c b/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c index b52b734..4fa3850 100644 --- a/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c +++ b/tools/kvm/disk/qcow.c @@ -16,6 +16,140 @@ #include <linux/kernel.h> #include <linux/types.h> +static int insert(struct rb_root *root, struct qcow_l2_cache *new) +{ + struct rb_node **link = &(root->rb_node), *parent = NULL; + u64 offset = new->offset; + + /* search the tree */ + while (*link) { + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; + + t = rb_entry(*link, struct qcow_l2_cache, node); + if (!t) + goto error; + + parent = *link; + + if (t->offset > offset) + link = &(*link)->rb_left; + else if (t->offset < offset) + link = &(*link)->rb_right; + else + goto out; + } + + /* add new node */ + rb_link_node(&new->node, parent, link); + rb_insert_color(&new->node, root); +out: + return 0; +error: + return -1; +} + +static struct qcow_l2_cache *search(struct rb_root *root, u64 offset) +{ + struct rb_node *link = root->rb_node; + + while (link) { + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; + + t = rb_entry(link, struct qcow_l2_cache, node); + if (!t) + goto out; + + if (t->offset > offset) + link = link->rb_left; + else if (t->offset < offset) + link = link->rb_right; + else + return t; + } +out: + return NULL; +} + +static void free_cache(struct qcow *q) +{ + struct list_head *pos, *n; + struct qcow_l2_cache *t; + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; + + list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &q->lru_list) { + /* Remove cache table from the list and RB tree */ + list_del(pos); + t = list_entry(pos, struct qcow_l2_cache, list); + rb_erase(&t->node, r); + + /* Free the cached node */ + free(t->table); + free(t); + } +} + +static int cache_table(struct qcow *q, u64 *table, u64 offset) +{ + struct qcow_l2_cache *n; + struct rb_root *r = &q->root; + struct qcow_l2_cache *lru; + + n = calloc(1, sizeof(struct qcow_l2_cache)); + if (!n) + goto error; + + n->offset = offset; + n->table = table; + n->qcow = q; + RB_CLEAR_NODE(&n->node); + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list); + + if (q->no_cached == MAX_CACHE_NODES) { + /* Find the node for LRU replacement */ + lru = list_first_entry(&q->lru_list, struct qcow_l2_cache, list); + + /* Remove the node from the cache */ + rb_erase(&lru->node, r); + list_del_init(&lru->list); + q->no_cached--; + + /* Free the LRUed node */ + free(lru->table); + free(lru); + } + + /* Add new node in RB Tree: Helps in searching faster */ + if (insert(r, n) < 0) + goto error; + + /* Add in LRU replacement list */ + list_add_tail(&n->list, &q->lru_list); + q->no_cached++; + + return 0; +error: + free(n); + return -1; +} + +static int search_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) +{ + struct qcow_l2_cache *c; + + *table = NULL; + + c = search(&q->root, offset); + if (!c) + return -1; + + /* Update the LRU state */ + list_del_init(&c->list); + list_add_tail(&c->list, &q->lru_list); + + *table = c->table; + return 0; +} + static inline u64 get_l1_index(struct qcow *q, u64 offset) { struct qcow_header *header = q->header; @@ -37,6 +171,43 @@ static inline u64 get_cluster_offset(struct qcow *q, u64 offset) return offset & ((1 << header->cluster_bits)-1); } +static int qcow_read_l2_table(struct qcow *q, u64 **table, u64 offset) +{ + struct qcow_header *header = q->header; + u64 size; + u64 i; + u64 *t; + + *table = NULL; + size = 1 << header->l2_bits; + + /* search an entry for offset in cache */ + if (search_table(q, table, offset) >= 0) + return 0; + + t = calloc(size, sizeof(*t)); + if (!t) + goto error; + + /* table not cached: read from the disk */ + if (pread_in_full(q->fd, t, size * sizeof(u64), offset) < 0) + goto error; + + /* cache the table */ + if (cache_table(q, t, offset) < 0) + goto error; + + /* change cached table to CPU's byte-order */ + for (i = 0; i < size; i++) + be64_to_cpus(&t[i]); + + *table = t; + return 0; +error: + free(t); + return -1; +} + static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_len) { struct qcow_header *header = q->header; @@ -51,7 +222,6 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ u64 l1_idx; u64 l2_idx; - l2_table = NULL; cluster_size = 1 << header->cluster_bits; @@ -72,18 +242,16 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ goto zero_cluster; l2_table_size = 1 << header->l2_bits; - l2_table = calloc(l2_table_size, sizeof(u64)); - if (!l2_table) - goto out_error; - if (pread_in_full(q->fd, l2_table, l2_table_size * sizeof(u64), l2_table_offset) < 0) + /* read and cache level 2 table */ + if (qcow_read_l2_table(q, &l2_table, l2_table_offset) < 0) goto out_error; l2_idx = get_l2_index(q, offset); if (l2_idx >= l2_table_size) goto out_error; - clust_start = be64_to_cpu(l2_table[l2_idx]) & ~header->oflag_mask; + clust_start = l2_table[l2_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; if (!clust_start) goto zero_cluster; @@ -91,7 +259,6 @@ static ssize_t qcow_read_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *dst, u32 dst_ goto out_error; out: - free(l2_table); return length; zero_cluster: @@ -221,15 +388,16 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src if (len > src_len) len = src_len; - l2t = calloc(l2t_sz, sizeof(u64)); - if (!l2t) - goto error; - l2t_off = table->l1_table[l1t_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; if (l2t_off) { - if (pread_in_full(q->fd, l2t, l2t_sz * sizeof(u64), l2t_off) < 0) - goto free_l2; + /* cache level2 table */ + if (qcow_read_l2_table(q, &l2t, l2t_off) < 0) + goto error; } else { + l2t = calloc(l2t_sz, sizeof(*l2t)); + if (!l2t) + goto error; + /* Capture the state of the consistent QCOW image */ f_sz = file_size(q->fd); if (!f_sz) @@ -251,6 +419,13 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src goto free_l2; } + if (cache_table(q, l2t, l2t_off) < 0) { + if (ftruncate(q->fd, f_sz) < 0) + goto free_l2; + + goto free_l2; + } + /* Update the in-core entry */ table->l1_table[l1t_idx] = l2t_off; } @@ -258,17 +433,15 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src /* Capture the state of the consistent QCOW image */ f_sz = file_size(q->fd); if (!f_sz) - goto free_l2; + goto error; - clust_start = be64_to_cpu(l2t[l2t_idx]) & ~header->oflag_mask; + clust_start = l2t[l2t_idx] & ~header->oflag_mask; if (!clust_start) { clust_start = ALIGN(f_sz, clust_sz); update_meta = true; } else update_meta = false; - free(l2t); - /* Write actual data */ if (pwrite_in_full(q->fd, buf, len, clust_start + clust_off) < 0) goto error; @@ -282,9 +455,13 @@ static ssize_t qcow_write_cluster(struct qcow *q, u64 offset, void *buf, u32 src goto error; } + + /* Update the cached level2 entry */ + l2t[l2t_idx] = clust_start; } return len; + free_l2: free(l2t); error: @@ -336,6 +513,7 @@ static int qcow_disk_close(struct disk_image *disk) q = disk->priv; + free_cache(q); free(q->table.l1_table); free(q->header); free(q); @@ -428,6 +606,8 @@ static struct disk_image *qcow2_probe(int fd, bool readonly) goto error; q->fd = fd; + q->root = RB_ROOT; + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->lru_list); h = q->header = qcow2_read_header(fd); if (!h) @@ -525,6 +705,8 @@ static struct disk_image *qcow1_probe(int fd, bool readonly) goto error; q->fd = fd; + q->root = RB_ROOT; + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->lru_list); h = q->header = qcow1_read_header(fd); if (!h) diff --git a/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h b/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h index b6e7493..1663819 100644 --- a/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h +++ b/tools/kvm/include/kvm/qcow.h @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ #include <linux/types.h> #include <stdbool.h> +#include <linux/rbtree.h> +#include <linux/list.h> #define QCOW_MAGIC (('Q' << 24) | ('F' << 16) | ('I' << 8) | 0xfb) @@ -17,6 +19,16 @@ #define QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED (1LL << 62) #define QCOW2_OFLAG_MASK (QCOW2_OFLAG_COPIED|QCOW2_OFLAG_COMPRESSED) +#define MAX_CACHE_NODES 128 + +struct qcow_l2_cache { + u64 offset; + u64 *table; + struct rb_node node; + struct list_head list; + struct qcow *qcow; +}; + struct qcow_table { u32 table_size; u64 *l1_table; @@ -26,6 +38,11 @@ struct qcow { void *header; struct qcow_table table; int fd; + + /* Level2 caching data structures */ + struct rb_root root; + struct list_head lru_list; + int no_cached; }; struct qcow_header {
QCOW uses two tables level1 (L1) table and level2 (L2) table. The L1 table points to offset of L2 table. When a QCOW image is probed, the L1 table is cached in the memory to avoid reading it from disk on every access. This caching improves the performance. The similar performance improvement can be observed when L2 tables are cached. It is impossible to cache all of the L2 tables because of the memory constraint. The patch adds L2 table caching capability for up to 128 L2 tables, it uses combination of RB tree and List to manage the L2 cached tables. The link list implementation helps in building simple LRU structure and RB tree helps to search cached table efficiently The performance numbers are below, the machine was started with following command line arguments $ ./kvm run -d /home/prasad/VMDisks/Ubuntu10.10_64_cilk_qemu.qcow \ > --params "root=/dev/vda1" -m 1024 Without QCOW caching