Re: [coLinux-users] Differences of colinux performances between FAT32 and NTFS

[Holger K. <hol...@gm...>]

Giacomo schrieb:

> somebody knows the differences of performances between installing
> colinux on a FAT32 partition and installing colinux on NTFS partition?

Some benchmark results with bonnie++ follow, according to these it doesn't matter. Maybe the file cache of windows is flattening all differences.

Tests done on a colinux with 200MB, no swap. Windows has 1GB RAM.

ext3 on FAT

Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
colinux1      1000M 18065  79 32181  61 14887  68 18573  97 35355  95 189.2  98
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  1512  99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  1522  99 +++++ +++  3479  99
colinux1,1000M,18065,79,32181,61,14887,68,18573,97,35355,95,189.2,98,16,1512,99
,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,1522,99,+++++,+++,3479,99


ext3 on NTFS

Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
colinux1      1000M 17529  80 32172  60 13995  70 18728  97 35070  96 199.5  97
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  1519  99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  1528  99 +++++ +++  3637  99
colinux1,1000M,17529,80,32172,60,13995,70,18728,97,35070,96,199.5,97,16,1519,99
,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,1528,99,+++++,+++,3637,99




ext2 on FAT

Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
colinux1      1000M 19003  86 36250  69 15547  74 18765  98 36197  96 217.1  96
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  2384 100 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  2225  99 +++++ +++  4750 100
colinux1,1000M,19003,86,36250,69,15547,74,18765,98,36197,96,217.1,96,16,2384,100
,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,2225,99,+++++,+++,4750,100


ext2 on NTFS

Version  1.03       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
colinux1      1000M 19576  87 36260  72 14557  75 18889  98 35025  96 212.1  97
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  2325  99 +++++ +++ +++++ +++  2264 100 +++++ +++  4352  99
colinux1,1000M,19576,87,36260,72,14557,75,18889,98,35025,96,212.1,97,16,2325,99
,+++++,+++,+++++,+++,2264,100,+++++,+++,4352,99