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Description of problem: filestore_xfs_extsize defaults to "true" in Hammer. This option is designed to reduce fragmentation on the OSDs. Later tests have found that disabling filestore_xfs_extsize in upstream hammer improves large sequential write performance by about 20% (Ben Turner's cluster), and in some other tests by lesser amounts. This brings us closer to the large sequential write performance of Firefly. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ceph-0.94.5-1 and earlier ceph-0.94.z versions Steps to Reproduce: 1. Leave filestore_xfs_extsize unset (currently defaults to "true"), 2. Run large sequential writes tests via CBT, note performance numbers, 3. Set filestore_xfs_extsize to "false", 4. Re-run large sequential writes in CBT, note performance numbers. Actual results: The default filestore_xfs_extsize setting results in a large sequential write performance degradation. Expected results: The default filestore_xfs_extsize setting should not result in a large sequential write performance degradation. The proposed fix is to set filestore_xfs_extsize back to "false" in src/common/config_opts.h. Additional info: This change comes with a trade-off, because it introduces fragmentation on the OSDs. To address this, we should introduce documentation which explains the fragmentation cost and suggest that customers who have a large sequential read use-cases (object storage/CDN) toggle the value to reduce the fragmentation impact over time.
Upstream PR @ https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/7265 - Mark, could you please review it?
PR was merged upstream; need to cherry-pick to ceph-1.3.1-rhel-patches in Gerrit.
Ubuntu build with this patch is ceph_0.94.3.3-1redhat1trusty
(In reply to Ken Dreyer (Red Hat) from comment #5) > Ubuntu build with this patch is ceph_0.94.3.3-1redhat1trusty I had to bump the version number, so it's ceph_0.94.3.3-2redhat1trusty
Marking this Bug as Verified as this was tested part of 1.3.1 Async Release. Confirmed this Fix was also part of 1.3.2 code base. ceph --admin-daemon /var/run/ceph/ceph-osd.1.asok config get filestore_xfs_extsize { "filestore_xfs_extsize": "false" }
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:0133