From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 24 08:01:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFD5916A41B; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:01:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68F2113C46A; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:01:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A56A2E.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.106.46]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD3B2E15B; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:01:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4547789706; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:58:01 +0100 (CET) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id m0O7w0sK057474; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:58:00 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:58:00 +0100 Message-ID: <20080124085800.zq6aa2cf4k4ogwo8@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:58:00 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Erik Cederstrand References: <4796C717.9000507@cederstrand.dk> <47972895.4050005@FreeBSD.org> <479745DA.8010003@cederstrand.dk> <20080123193731.K63024@fledge.watson.org> <4797AABE.80509@cederstrand.dk> In-Reply-To: <4797AABE.80509@cederstrand.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.5) / FreeBSD-8.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-14.9, required 6, BAYES_00 -15.00, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Kris Kennaway , Robert Watson , "freebsd-performance@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Performance Tracker project update X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:01:54 -0000 Quoting Erik Cederstrand (from Wed, 23 Jan 2008 =20 21:59:42 +0100): >> Finally, in the interests of making your life more complicated, it =20 >> would be neat to graph performance across a set of FreeBSD branches =20 >> overlaid or vertically offset so you could monitor, say, MySQL =20 >> performance on 8-CURRENT, 7-STABLE, and 6-STABLE over time. > > It's supported by the tools, database and website but currently I just > have 2 (slow) machines to work with at the university. The server is > churning out images for the slave to consume every 2 hours which is an > acceptable sample rate if the intent is to monitor CURRENT development > and provide performance alerts much like the tinderboxes do now. Adding > releases would seriously hurt that rate. > > My focus has been strictly on comparing CVS versions because trying to > cover anything else quickly makes the configuration space explode and > the sample rate go down the drain. Lots of interesting comparisons > could be made, however, provided sufficient hardware supplies. > Comparing branches would on the top of the list. In case you have some space left for more machines, maybe someone is =20 willing to help out by sponsoring some. Just tell us how many machines =20 you can handle (space/power/...) and if you are interested that we put =20 it up on our wantlist. Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137