Hi Christoph,
If you are interested in the raw numbers:
The (very basic) test module follows. Make sure you change get_cycles()
for get_cycles_sync() if you plan to run this on x86_64.
(tests taken on a 3GHz Pentium 4)
* slub HEAD, test 1
[ 99.774699] SLUB Performance testing
[ 99.785431] ========================
[ 99.796099] 1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test
[ 99.813159] 10000 times kmalloc(8) =
[ 99.824072] number of loops: 10000
[ 99.834207] total time: 2019990
[ 99.843562] -> 201 cycles
[ 99.852535] 10000 times kfree =
[ 99.862167] number of loops: 10000
[ 99.872310] total time: 3519982
[ 99.881669] -> 351 cycles
[ 99.890128] 10000 times kmalloc(16) =
[ 99.901298] number of loops: 10000
[ 99.911433] total time: 1986503
[ 99.920786] -> 198 cycles
[ 99.929784] 10000 times kfree =
[ 99.939397] number of loops: 10000
[ 99.949532] total time: 3596775
[ 99.958885] -> 359 cycles
[ 99.967352] 10000 times kmalloc(32) =
[ 99.978522] number of loops: 10000
[ 99.988657] total time: 2009003
[ 99.998098] -> 200 cycles
[ 100.007171] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.016786] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.026919] total time: 3814418
[ 100.036296] -> 381 cycles
[ 100.044844] 10000 times kmalloc(64) =
[ 100.056016] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.066150] total time: 2242620
[ 100.075504] -> 224 cycles
[ 100.084619] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.094234] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.104369] total time: 3941348
[ 100.113722] -> 394 cycles
[ 100.122475] 10000 times kmalloc(128) =
[ 100.133914] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.144049] total time: 2857560
[ 100.153485] -> 285 cycles
[ 100.162705] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.172332] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.182468] total time: 4241543
[ 100.191821] -> 424 cycles
[ 100.200996] 10000 times kmalloc(256) =
[ 100.212437] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.222571] total time: 4119900
[ 100.231949] -> 411 cycles
[ 100.241570] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.251218] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.261353] total time: 5462655
[ 100.270705] -> 546 cycles
[ 100.280105] 10000 times kmalloc(512) =
[ 100.291548] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.301683] total time: 4802820
[ 100.311037] -> 480 cycles
[ 100.320899] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.330518] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.340661] total time: 6191827
[ 100.350040] -> 619 cycles
[ 100.359917] 10000 times kmalloc(1024) =
[ 100.371633] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.381767] total time: 6235890
[ 100.391120] -> 623 cycles
[ 100.401419] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.411034] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.421170] total time: 7504095
[ 100.430523] -> 750 cycles
[ 100.440608] 10000 times kmalloc(2048) =
[ 100.452300] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.462433] total time: 6863955
[ 100.471786] -> 686 cycles
[ 100.482287] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.491922] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.502065] total time: 8110590
[ 100.511419] -> 811 cycles
[ 100.520824] 10000 times kmalloc(4096) =
[ 100.532537] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.542670] total time: 4824007
[ 100.552023] -> 482 cycles
[ 100.561618] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.571255] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.581390] total time: 5387670
[ 100.590768] -> 538 cycles
[ 100.600835] 10000 times kmalloc(8192) =
[ 100.612549] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.622684] total time: 6808680
[ 100.632037] -> 680 cycles
[ 100.642285] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.651898] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.662031] total time: 7349797
[ 100.671385] -> 734 cycles
[ 100.681563] 10000 times kmalloc(16384) =
[ 100.693523] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.703658] total time: 7133790
[ 100.713036] -> 713 cycles
[ 100.723654] 10000 times kfree =
[ 100.733299] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.743434] total time: 8431725
[ 100.752788] -> 843 cycles
[ 100.760588] 2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test
[ 100.773091] 10000 times kmalloc(8)/kfree =
[ 100.785558] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.795694] total time: 3223072
[ 100.805046] -> 322 cycles
[ 100.813904] 10000 times kmalloc(16)/kfree =
[ 100.826629] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.836763] total time: 3181702
[ 100.846116] -> 318 cycles
[ 100.854975] 10000 times kmalloc(32)/kfree =
[ 100.867725] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.877860] total time: 3183517
[ 100.887296] -> 318 cycles
[ 100.896179] 10000 times kmalloc(64)/kfree =
[ 100.908905] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.919039] total time: 3253335
[ 100.928418] -> 325 cycles
[ 100.937277] 10000 times kmalloc(128)/kfree =
[ 100.950272] number of loops: 10000
[ 100.960407] total time: 3181478
[ 100.969760] -> 318 cycles
[ 100.978652] 10000 times kmalloc(256)/kfree =
[ 100.991662] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.001796] total time: 3282810
[ 101.011149] -> 328 cycles
[ 101.020042] 10000 times kmalloc(512)/kfree =
[ 101.033025] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.043161] total time: 3286725
[ 101.052515] -> 328 cycles
[ 101.061409] 10000 times kmalloc(1024)/kfree =
[ 101.074652] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.084787] total time: 3281677
[ 101.094141] -> 328 cycles
[ 101.103033] 10000 times kmalloc(2048)/kfree =
[ 101.116277] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.126413] total time: 3281460
[ 101.135789] -> 328 cycles
[ 101.145850] 10000 times kmalloc(4096)/kfree =
[ 101.159120] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.169255] total time: 6786870
[ 101.178608] -> 678 cycles
[ 101.189783] 10000 times kmalloc(8192)/kfree =
[ 101.203030] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.213166] total time: 10135372
[ 101.222846] -> 1013 cycles
[ 101.234812] 10000 times kmalloc(16384)/kfree =
[ 101.248342] number of loops: 10000
[ 101.258476] total time: 11575222
[ 101.268090] -> 1157 cycles
* Slub HEAD, test 2
[ 225.212707] SLUB Performance testing
[ 225.223363] ========================
[ 225.234040] 1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test
[ 225.251038] 10000 times kmalloc(8) =
[ 225.261956] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.272089] total time: 1908952
[ 225.281444] -> 190 cycles
[ 225.290415] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.300028] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.310164] total time: 3516172
[ 225.319527] -> 351 cycles
[ 225.327979] 10000 times kmalloc(16) =
[ 225.339174] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.349309] total time: 1955085
[ 225.358661] -> 195 cycles
[ 225.367662] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.377275] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.387411] total time: 3602730
[ 225.396789] -> 360 cycles
[ 225.405258] 10000 times kmalloc(32) =
[ 225.416426] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.426561] total time: 2010450
[ 225.435914] -> 201 cycles
[ 225.444949] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.454631] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.464829] total time: 3706695
[ 225.474239] -> 370 cycles
[ 225.482926] 10000 times kmalloc(64) =
[ 225.494100] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.504236] total time: 2450453
[ 225.513590] -> 245 cycles
[ 225.522689] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.532303] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.542443] total time: 3897607
[ 225.551798] -> 389 cycles
[ 225.560546] 10000 times kmalloc(128) =
[ 225.571987] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.582122] total time: 2837782
[ 225.591475] -> 283 cycles
[ 225.600653] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.610277] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.620412] total time: 4130122
[ 225.629789] -> 413 cycles
[ 225.638956] 10000 times kmalloc(256) =
[ 225.650398] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.660534] total time: 4093110
[ 225.669887] -> 409 cycles
[ 225.679515] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.689135] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.699269] total time: 5478518
[ 225.708633] -> 547 cycles
[ 225.718031] 10000 times kmalloc(512) =
[ 225.729468] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.739602] total time: 4765365
[ 225.748955] -> 476 cycles
[ 225.758810] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.768431] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.778565] total time: 6167265
[ 225.787918] -> 616 cycles
[ 225.797811] 10000 times kmalloc(1024) =
[ 225.809504] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.819639] total time: 6280335
[ 225.828991] -> 628 cycles
[ 225.839302] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.848942] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.859078] total time: 7538393
[ 225.868456] -> 753 cycles
[ 225.878535] 10000 times kmalloc(2048) =
[ 225.890226] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.900362] total time: 6842648
[ 225.909716] -> 684 cycles
[ 225.920218] 10000 times kfree =
[ 225.929834] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.939977] total time: 8114550
[ 225.949331] -> 811 cycles
[ 225.958730] 10000 times kmalloc(4096) =
[ 225.970419] number of loops: 10000
[ 225.980554] total time: 4803345
[ 225.989933] -> 480 cycles
[ 225.999531] 10000 times kfree =
[ 226.009145] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.019278] total time: 5398282
[ 226.028656] -> 539 cycles
[ 226.038659] 10000 times kmalloc(8192) =
[ 226.050349] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.060484] total time: 6613185
[ 226.069837] -> 661 cycles
[ 226.080124] 10000 times kfree =
[ 226.089738] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.099874] total time: 7467765
[ 226.109251] -> 746 cycles
[ 226.119523] 10000 times kmalloc(16384) =
[ 226.131476] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.141611] total time: 7417830
[ 226.150963] -> 741 cycles
[ 226.161627] 10000 times kfree =
[ 226.171250] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.181386] total time: 8564873
[ 226.190765] -> 856 cycles
[ 226.198565] 2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test
[ 226.211071] 10000 times kmalloc(8)/kfree =
[ 226.223538] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.233674] total time: 3233355
[ 226.243028] -> 323 cycles
[ 226.251887] 10000 times kmalloc(16)/kfree =
[ 226.264612] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.274755] total time: 3181650
[ 226.284132] -> 318 cycles
[ 226.292991] 10000 times kmalloc(32)/kfree =
[ 226.305716] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.315851] total time: 3181140
[ 226.325228] -> 318 cycles
[ 226.334089] 10000 times kmalloc(64)/kfree =
[ 226.346839] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.356974] total time: 3183255
[ 226.366352] -> 318 cycles
[ 226.375216] 10000 times kmalloc(128)/kfree =
[ 226.388210] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.398345] total time: 3188498
[ 226.407698] -> 318 cycles
[ 226.416591] 10000 times kmalloc(256)/kfree =
[ 226.429602] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.439737] total time: 3281130
[ 226.449090] -> 328 cycles
[ 226.457983] 10000 times kmalloc(512)/kfree =
[ 226.470992] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.481127] total time: 3283387
[ 226.490480] -> 328 cycles
[ 226.499375] 10000 times kmalloc(1024)/kfree =
[ 226.512619] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.522754] total time: 3287888
[ 226.532106] -> 328 cycles
[ 226.540999] 10000 times kmalloc(2048)/kfree =
[ 226.554270] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.564405] total time: 3281467
[ 226.573757] -> 328 cycles
[ 226.583720] 10000 times kmalloc(4096)/kfree =
[ 226.596989] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.607124] total time: 6489922
[ 226.616476] -> 648 cycles
[ 226.627646] 10000 times kmalloc(8192)/kfree =
[ 226.640891] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.651027] total time: 10095772
[ 226.660639] -> 1009 cycles
[ 226.672381] 10000 times kmalloc(16384)/kfree =
[ 226.685910] number of loops: 10000
[ 226.696045] total time: 11056943
[ 226.705658] -> 1105 cycles
* cmpxchg_local Slub test
[ 119.518080] SLUB Performance testing
[ 119.528739] ========================
[ 119.539393] 1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test
[ 119.556032] 10000 times kmalloc(8) =
[ 119.566952] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.577087] total time: 831930
[ 119.586182] -> 83 cycles
[ 119.594933] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.604570] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.614705] total time: 3636653
[ 119.624059] -> 363 cycles
[ 119.632142] 10000 times kmalloc(16) =
[ 119.643330] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.653464] total time: 851895
[ 119.662564] -> 85 cycles
[ 119.671341] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.680954] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.691089] total time: 3722985
[ 119.700441] -> 372 cycles
[ 119.708551] 10000 times kmalloc(32) =
[ 119.719721] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.729855] total time: 928470
[ 119.738973] -> 92 cycles
[ 119.747770] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.757382] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.767518] total time: 3772147
[ 119.776871] -> 377 cycles
[ 119.785065] 10000 times kmalloc(64) =
[ 119.796246] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.806380] total time: 1157535
[ 119.815734] -> 115 cycles
[ 119.824858] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.834473] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.844609] total time: 3975780
[ 119.853962] -> 397 cycles
[ 119.862361] 10000 times kmalloc(128) =
[ 119.873801] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.883940] total time: 1792695
[ 119.893382] -> 179 cycles
[ 119.902658] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.912282] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.922416] total time: 4385093
[ 119.931769] -> 438 cycles
[ 119.940617] 10000 times kmalloc(256) =
[ 119.952146] number of loops: 10000
[ 119.962345] total time: 3140227
[ 119.971753] -> 314 cycles
[ 119.981498] 10000 times kfree =
[ 119.991124] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.001258] total time: 5641035
[ 120.010613] -> 564 cycles
[ 120.019752] 10000 times kmalloc(512) =
[ 120.031186] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.041321] total time: 3989085
[ 120.050676] -> 398 cycles
[ 120.060528] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.070146] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.080281] total time: 6159315
[ 120.089633] -> 615 cycles
[ 120.099344] 10000 times kmalloc(1024) =
[ 120.111033] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.121168] total time: 5733525
[ 120.130546] -> 573 cycles
[ 120.140827] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.150444] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.160579] total time: 7450170
[ 120.169956] -> 745 cycles
[ 120.179854] 10000 times kmalloc(2048) =
[ 120.191544] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.201680] total time: 6298380
[ 120.211033] -> 629 cycles
[ 120.221555] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.231170] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.241305] total time: 8169892
[ 120.250666] -> 816 cycles
[ 120.260044] 10000 times kmalloc(4096) =
[ 120.271733] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.281868] total time: 4739040
[ 120.291221] -> 473 cycles
[ 120.300847] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.310483] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.320619] total time: 5484870
[ 120.329973] -> 548 cycles
[ 120.339970] 10000 times kmalloc(8192) =
[ 120.351659] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.361805] total time: 6594803
[ 120.371184] -> 659 cycles
[ 120.381465] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.391104] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.401240] total time: 7454415
[ 120.410618] -> 745 cycles
[ 120.420834] 10000 times kmalloc(16384) =
[ 120.432797] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.442932] total time: 7245863
[ 120.452311] -> 724 cycles
[ 120.462923] 10000 times kfree =
[ 120.472545] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.482689] total time: 8431665
[ 120.492043] -> 843 cycles
[ 120.499843] 2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test
[ 120.511647] 10000 times kmalloc(8)/kfree =
[ 120.524116] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.534251] total time: 1129178
[ 120.543629] -> 112 cycles
[ 120.551773] 10000 times kmalloc(16)/kfree =
[ 120.564524] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.574658] total time: 1036778
[ 120.584036] -> 103 cycles
[ 120.592180] 10000 times kmalloc(32)/kfree =
[ 120.604905] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.615040] total time: 1031220
[ 120.624419] -> 103 cycles
[ 120.632561] 10000 times kmalloc(64)/kfree =
[ 120.645289] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.655425] total time: 1031025
[ 120.664777] -> 103 cycles
[ 120.672954] 10000 times kmalloc(128)/kfree =
[ 120.685941] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.696075] total time: 1127857
[ 120.705429] -> 112 cycles
[ 120.713599] 10000 times kmalloc(256)/kfree =
[ 120.726591] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.736724] total time: 1110885
[ 120.746101] -> 111 cycles
[ 120.754271] 10000 times kmalloc(512)/kfree =
[ 120.767256] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.777392] total time: 1110855
[ 120.786770] -> 111 cycles
[ 120.794940] 10000 times kmalloc(1024)/kfree =
[ 120.808239] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.818373] total time: 1111522
[ 120.827729] -> 111 cycles
[ 120.835932] 10000 times kmalloc(2048)/kfree =
[ 120.849175] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.859311] total time: 1217235
[ 120.868664] -> 121 cycles
[ 120.878627] 10000 times kmalloc(4096)/kfree =
[ 120.891872] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.902006] total time: 6501330
[ 120.911383] -> 650 cycles
[ 120.922653] 10000 times kmalloc(8192)/kfree =
[ 120.935922] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.946065] total time: 10424333
[ 120.955677] -> 1042 cycles
[ 120.967571] 10000 times kmalloc(16384)/kfree =
[ 120.981099] number of loops: 10000
[ 120.991233] total time: 11495947
[ 121.000871] -> 1149 cycles
* test module
Note that the kmalloc_caches is defined out because we are not a
boot-time, but at module load time and it does not work.
/* test-slub.c
*
* Compare local cmpxchg with irq disable / enable with cmpxchg_local for slub.
*/
#include <linux/jiffies.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/calc64.h>
#include <asm/timex.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
#define TEST_COUNT 10000
static int slub_test_init(void)
{
void **v = kmalloc(TEST_COUNT * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
unsigned int i;
cycles_t time1, time2, time;
long rem;
int size;
printk(KERN_ALERT "test init\n");
printk(KERN_ALERT "SLUB Performance testing\n");
printk(KERN_ALERT "========================\n");
printk(KERN_ALERT "1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test\n");
for (size = 8; size <= PAGE_SIZE << 2; size <<= 1) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
v[i] = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%i times kmalloc(%d) = \n", i, size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kfree(v[i]);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%i times kfree = \n", i);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
printk(KERN_ALERT "2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test\n");
for (size = 8; size <= PAGE_SIZE << 2; size <<= 1) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kfree(kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL));
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%i times kmalloc(%d)/kfree = \n", i, size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
#if 0
printk(KERN_ALERT "3. kmem_cache_alloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test\n");
for (size = 3; size <= PAGE_SHIFT; size ++) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
v[i] = kmem_cache_alloc(kmalloc_caches + size, GFP_KERNEL);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%d times kmem_cache_alloc(%d) = \n", i, 1 << size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kmem_cache_free(kmalloc_caches + size, v[i]);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%i times kmem_cache_free = \n", i);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
printk(KERN_ALERT "4. kmem_cache_alloc: alloc/free test\n");
for (size = 3; size <= PAGE_SHIFT; size++) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kmem_cache_free(kmalloc_caches + size,
kmem_cache_alloc(kmalloc_caches + size,
GFP_KERNEL));
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%d times kmem_cache_alloc(%d)/kmem_cache_free = \n", i, 1 << size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
printk(KERN_ALERT "5. kmem_cache_zalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test\n");
for (size = 3; size <= PAGE_SHIFT; size ++) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
v[i] = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmalloc_caches + size, GFP_KERNEL);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%d times kmem_cache_zalloc(%d) = \n", i, 1 << size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kmem_cache_free(kmalloc_caches + size, v[i]);
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%i times kmem_cache_free = \n", i);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
printk(KERN_ALERT "6. kmem_cache_zalloc: alloc/free test\n");
for (size = 3; size <= PAGE_SHIFT; size++) {
time1 = get_cycles();
for (i = 0; i < TEST_COUNT; i++) {
kmem_cache_free(kmalloc_caches + size,
kmem_cache_zalloc(kmalloc_caches + size,
GFP_KERNEL));
}
time2 = get_cycles();
time = time2 - time1;
printk(KERN_ALERT "%d times kmem_cache_zalloc(%d)/kmem_cache_free = \n", i, 1 << size);
printk(KERN_ALERT "number of loops: %d\n", TEST_COUNT);
printk(KERN_ALERT "total time: %llu\n", time);
time = div_long_long_rem(time, TEST_COUNT, &rem);
printk(KERN_ALERT "-> %llu cycles\n", time);
}
#endif //0
kfree(v);
return -EAGAIN; /* Fail will directly unload the module */
}
static void slub_test_exit(void)
{
printk(KERN_ALERT "test exit\n");
}
module_init(slub_test_init)
module_exit(slub_test_exit)
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SLUB test");
--
Mathieu Desnoyers
Computer Engineering Ph.D. Student, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
OpenPGP key fingerprint: 8CD5 52C3 8E3C 4140 715F BA06 3F25 A8FE 3BAE 9A68
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