[Bug 1634161] [NEW] Default multipath policy is round-robin, shows considerably worse read throughput compared to using service-time
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---Problem Description---
Default multipath policy is round-robin, shows considerably worse read throughput compared to using service-time
Contact Information = Barbara Mundle, barbara.mundle at de.ibm.com
---uname output---
4.4.0-21-generic
Machine Type = z systems: Type 2964, Model 701 NC9
---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured
---Steps to Reproduce---
Conducting throughput measurements with both policies shows the difference
Userspace tool common name: multipath-tools
The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64-bit
Userspace rpm: multipath-tools_0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu2.2_s390x.deb
Userspace tool obtained from project website: na
*Additional Instructions for Barbara Mundle, barbara.mundle at de.ibm.com:
-Attach ltrace and strace of userspace application.
Throughput numbers with FIO for sequential read (in KBPS) with multipath
policies service.time/round-robin (varying with number of jobs from 1 -
64):
service-time round-robin
1 3193030 2917220
2 5248430 5020375
4 8453570 6438140
8 9708690 6444175
16 9712100 6448080
32 9714035 6450905
64 9718355 6461650
** Affects: multipath-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
Status: New
** Tags: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-147635 severity-high targetmilestone-inin---
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Default multipath policy is round-robin, shows considerably worse read throughput compared to using service-time
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1634161
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