From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 8 23:30:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 845831065693 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:30:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A63A8FC0A for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:30:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nB8NU7fw002002 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:30:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nB8NU7BC001997; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:30:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:30:07 GMT Message-Id: <200912082330.nB8NU7BC001997@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Kevin Cc: Subject: Re: kern/141305: FreeBSD ZFS+sendfile severe performance issues (no cache) X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kevin List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:30:07 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/141305; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kevin To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: kern/141305: FreeBSD ZFS+sendfile severe performance issues (no cache) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:07:00 -0600 I can confirm similar results. If the filesystem is ZFS, calling sendfile(2) over and over again on the same file produces constant disk read activity correlating exactly with the speed in which TCP is sending. Switching to writev(2) or using UFS instead results in expected levels of disk activity.