Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:32:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:31:53 -0500 Received: from chaos.analogic.com ([204.178.40.224]:1408 "EHLO chaos.analogic.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:31:40 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:31:19 -0500 (EST) From: "Richard B. Johnson" Reply-To: root@chaos.analogic.com To: "Dr. Kelsey Hudson" cc: Chris Meadors , Ulrich Drepper , kernel@kvack.org, "Dr. David Gilbert" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Dual XEON - >>SLOW<< on SMP In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Dr. Kelsey Hudson wrote: > > This machine isn't even a Xeon, just a PIII CuMine on a ServerWorks HeIII > > chipset. > > Strange, I've got a dual Katmai (non-Xeon) and notice the same... > > CPU0 CPU1 > 0: 95135438 95720832 IO-APIC-edge timer > 1: 579101 572402 IO-APIC-edge keyboard > 2: 0 0 XT-PIC cascade > 3: 1414912 1423496 IO-APIC-edge serial > 5: 5563231 5551230 IO-APIC-edge soundblaster > 9: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge acpi > 10: 10945738 10944261 IO-APIC-level eth0 > 11: 696382 700477 IO-APIC-level ide0, ide1 > 12: 7251164 7251575 IO-APIC-edge PS/2 Mouse > 13: 0 0 XT-PIC fpu > 14: 3079238 3079438 IO-APIC-level eth1 > 15: 111 130 IO-APIC-level bttv > NMI: 190856196 190856196 > LOC: 190858464 190858463 > ERR: 0 > > This cannot be good... > > Kelsey Hudson khudson@ctica.com > Software Engineer > Compendium Technologies, Inc (619) 725-0771 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The build time (of version 2.2.17) was 300 seconds +/- 20 seconds with Linux version 2.2.17. The build time (of version 2.2.17) is now 1240 seconds +/- 20 seconds with Linux version 2.4.0. So the system is about 4 times slower. Also, I get some CPU watchdog timeout that I didn't ask for Grrr... Nov 7 17:17:54 chaos nmbd[115]: Samba server CHAOS is now a domain master browser for workgroup LINUX on subnet 204.178.40.224 Nov 7 17:17:54 chaos nmbd[115]: Nov 7 17:17:54 chaos nmbd[115]: ***** Nov 7 17:18:54 chaos kernel: NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP on CPU0, registers: Nov 7 17:18:54 chaos kernel: CPU: 0 Nov 7 17:19:01 chaos login: ROOT LOGIN ON tty2 CPU0 CPU1 0: 10945 11869 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 419 393 IO-APIC-edge keyboard 2: 0 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge rtc 10: 2990 2904 IO-APIC-level eth0 11: 1066 1124 IO-APIC-level BusLogic BT-958 13: 0 0 XT-PIC fpu NMI: 22748 22748 LOC: 21731 22229 ERR: 0 The NMI and LOC (timers) run faster than timer channel 0. This cannot be correct. Anybody know what this is and how to get rid of these CPU time stealers? This is just a dual 400MHz Pentiumi II: processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 5 model name : Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 400.000915 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr bogomips : 799.54 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 5 model name : Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 400.000915 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr bogomips : 801.18 Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.4.0 on an i686 machine (799.54 BogoMips). "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro$oft help desk. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/