[dm-devel] [PATCH] dm-thin: optimize power of two block size

Joe Thornber thornber at redhat.com
Mon Jun 18 16:35:37 UTC 2012


On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:09:56AM -0400, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> Hi
> 
> This patch should be applied after 
> dm-thin-support-for-non-power-of-2-pool-blocksize.patch. It optimizes 
> power-of-two blocksize.

I'm going to nack this unless you can provide a benchmark that shows
it measurably improves performance for some architecture somewhere.
And a real benchmark, with io going through all the devices, not just
a micro benchmark of the 'if' in a tight loop.

- Joe




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