A new kernel for oxnas

[navym]

If SATA performance stays this way ...
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In fact, it is not sata performance, it is the ext4 driver's performance

Begin with some bogus benchmark:

ext4
[root@nas ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/test.bin bs=64K count=100
100+0 records in
100+0 records out
6553600 bytes (6.6 MB) copied, 0.125591 s, 52.2 MB/s

ext2 using ext4 driver
[root@nas ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/media/Opt/test.bin bs=64K count=100
100+0 records in
100+0 records out
6553600 bytes (6.6 MB) copied, 0.137121 s, 47.8 MB/s

ext2
[root@nas ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/media/Opt/test.bin bs=64K count=100
100+0 records in
100+0 records out
6553600 bytes (6.6 MB) copied, 0.070848 s, 92.5 MB/s

Notice the total write size I choose here, there are no real IOs, they are totally bound by cpu power.
Previously, I use ext4 driver to mount all ext2/3/4 partitions.
But seems there is no much can be done to improve ext4 write performance.
So I add ext2 driver back, we can choose ext4 for stability, ext2 for performance.
Anyone willing to test ext2 write performance is highly appreciated.

Prebuilt kernel image
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=06815211 ... E6E5%21105
Known issue: you will get a random mac address.

By the way, ethernet driver's hardware offload is not ported yet, so network performance (around 50MiB/s) is bound by cpu too.

[grayman4hire]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grayman4hire', 'D')oes this thread mean that the Pogoplug V3s (oxnas) will be supported again by ALARM?

[celemine1gig]

Theoretically, it should not be a problem now. But I doubt that there will be official support.
Let's wait for some response from the Arch representatives, anyway.

[Socaltom]

If I apply this kernel do I update with pacman -Syu and does that apply the most recent filesystem ( systemd)?

Tom

[moonman]

Filesystem package is not systemd. You would have to update to systemd manually.

[Socaltom]

I'd like to test the new kernel, but I'd like a little help with the how-to. I never did get it booting direct from sata, so I need to install the kernel in nand. Do I just need to steal the mtd1 erase, and nand flash ( Uimage.pci) sections from the oxnas-install.sh script?
Tom

[morph027]

Can you provide a prebuilt nonpci-version? I can test with one of my plugs...going back to arch would be nice!

[Socaltom]

I finally got the sata+boot thing working reliably. I replaced the uImage.pci in the uImages folder with the new uImage.pci. disk_create reports writing the 3.4MB, but no dhcp address is obtained. I also replaced the uImage.pci in the /boot folder with the new one, and still no address.
I restore the uImage.pci and I'm back in business.
Tom

[WarheadsSE]

You really need to get a serial attachment to see what is happening.

[Socaltom]

I dug through the logs, and it looks like it wants an IPv6 address. Is there a way for me to fix that while booting the old kernel?
Tom