[vfio-users] Performance problem with i5 3330

francesco dicarlo evilsephiroth at gmail.com
Tue Sep 15 09:26:59 UTC 2015


tried right now. same results.

this is the command line generated from virt-manager.

Tried playing directly from vm without streaming but results are the same.
Cpus near 90% and low frame rate.

 /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -name win8.1 -S -machine
pc-i440fx-trusty,accel=kvm,usb=off -cpu host -bios /usr/
share/ovmf/OVMF.fd -m 8192 -realtime mlock=off -smp
3,sockets=1,cores=3,threads=1 -uuid f7060f72-6428-40fe-b19e-6ced0837149e
-nographic -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev
socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/win8.1.monitor,server,nowait
-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc
base=localtime,driftfix=slew -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard
-no-hpet -no-shutdown -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s3=1 -global
PIIX4_PM.disable_s4=1 -boot menu=on,strict=on -device
ich9-usb-ehci1,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4.0x7 -device
ich9-usb-uhci1,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=0,bus=pci.0,multifunction=on,addr=0x4
-device ich9-usb-uhci2,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=2,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4.0x1
-device ich9-usb-uhci3,masterbus=usb.0,firstport=4,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4.0x2
-drive
file=/home/repo/vmdisk/win8vmgame.img,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native
-device
virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1
-netdev tap,fd=24,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=25 -device
virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:db:d1:3e,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
-chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device
isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -device
vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,id=hostdev0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 -device
vfio-pci,host=01:00.1,id=hostdev1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 -device
virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 -cpu host,kvm=off -vga
none -msg timestamp=on

2015-09-15 11:18 GMT+02:00 Sinisa Tkalec <xslisx at gmail.com>:

> You wanna set cpu like this:
>
>   <vcpu placement='static'>3</vcpu>
>   <cputune>
>     <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='0'/>
>     <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='1'/>
>     <vcpupin vcpu='2' cpuset='2'/>
>   </cputune>
>   <os>
>
>   <cpu mode='host-passthrough'>
>     <topology sockets='1' cores='3' threads='1'/>
>   </cpu>
>
>
>
> On 09/15/2015 11:16 AM, francesco dicarlo wrote:
>
> Done with the scan. Nothing found...
>
> Besides running only malwarebytes anti-malware on win vm hogged guest cpu
> to 70% and all 3 cores assigned to vm on the host went at 65%.
>
> Only scanning... For the sake of completeness, I will post my vm xml.
>
>
> <domain type='kvm' id='12' xmlns:qemu='
> http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
>   <name>win8.1</name>
>   <uuid>f7060f72-6428-40fe-b19e-6ced0837149e</uuid>
>   <memory unit='KiB'>8388608</memory>
>   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>8388608</currentMemory>
>   <vcpu placement='static' cpuset='0-2'>3</vcpu>
>   <resource>
>     <partition>/machine</partition>
>   </resource>
>   <os>
>     <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-trusty'>hvm</type>
>     <loader>/usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd</loader>
>     <bootmenu enable='yes'/>
>   </os>
>   <features>
>     <acpi/>
>     <hyperv>
>       <relaxed state='off'/>
>       <vapic state='off'/>
>       <spinlocks state='off'/>
>     </hyperv>
>   </features>
>   <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>
>     <model fallback='allow'>SandyBridge</model>
>     <vendor>Intel</vendor>
>     <topology sockets='1' cores='3' threads='1'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='vme'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='dtes64'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='erms'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='xtpr'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='smep'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='pcid'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='est'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='tm'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='acpi'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='osxsave'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='pdcm'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='fsgsbase'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='f16c'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='ds’/>
> <feature policy='require' name='tm2'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='ss'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='pbe'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='ds_cpl'/>
>     <feature policy='require' name='rdrand'/>
>   </cpu>
>   <clock offset='localtime'>
>     <timer name='hypervclock' present='no'/>
>     <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
>     <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
>     <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
>   </clock>
>   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>   <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
>   <pm>
>     <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
>     <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
>   </pm>
> <devices>
>     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
>     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>       <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
>       <source file='/home/repo/vmdisk/win8vmgame.img'/>
>       <backingStore/>
>       <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
>       <boot order='1'/>
>       <alias name='virtio-disk0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </disk>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
>       <alias name='usb0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
> function='0x7'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
>       <alias name='usb0'/>
>       <master startport='0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
> function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
>       <alias name='usb0'/>
>       <master startport='2'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
> function='0x1'/>
>     </controller>
> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
>       <alias name='usb0'/>
>       <master startport='4'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
> function='0x2'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
>       <alias name='pci.0'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='ide' index='0'>
>       <alias name='ide0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01'
> function='0x1'/>
>     </controller>
>     <interface type='bridge'>
>       <mac address='52:54:00:db:d1:3e'/>
>       <source bridge='br0'/>
>       <target dev='vnet0'/>
>       <model type='virtio'/>
>       <alias name='net0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </interface>
> <serial type='pty'>
>       <source path='/dev/pts/5'/>
>       <target port='0'/>
>       <alias name='serial0'/>
>     </serial>
> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/5'>
>       <source path='/dev/pts/5'/>
>       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
>       <alias name='serial0'/>
>     </console>
>     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
>       <driver name='vfio'/>
>       <source>
>         <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
>       </source>
>       <alias name='hostdev0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </hostdev>
>     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
>       <driver name='vfio'/>
>       <source>
>         <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
>       </source>
>       <alias name='hostdev1'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </hostdev>
>     <memballoon model='virtio'>
>       <alias name='balloon0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </memballoon>
>   </devices>
>   <qemu:commandline>
>     <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
>     <qemu:arg value='host,kvm=off'/>
>     <qemu:arg value='-vga'/>
>     <qemu:arg value='none'/>
>   </qemu:commandline>
> </domain>
>
> 2015-09-15 11:04 GMT+02:00 francesco dicarlo <evilsephiroth at gmail.com>:
>
>> hmm a pretty new installation with only installed nvidia drivers and
>> steam ? it's an image from a reliable source. just checking with
>> malwarebytes tool.
>>
>> I inspected the task manager but nothing came up
>>
>> 2015-09-15 10:58 GMT+02:00 BugMaze <bugmaze at networkbreak.net>:
>>
>>> Then check your Windows for malware. Most of them are bitcoin mining
>>> proccess that hog the CPU in the background.
>>>>>>
>>> ----‏ francesco dicarlo كتب ----
>>>
>>> 60 degree under gaming. pretty normal for that shitty intel cooler... I
>>> use sensors from ubuntu repository.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2015-09-15 10:45 GMT+02:00 BugMaze <bugmaze at networkbreak.net>:
>>>
>>>> Just a wild guess: Maybe your CPU is throttling, do you monitor your
>>>> CPU's temps?  I used to have a similar experience to yours, reseating the
>>>> cooler with new thermal compound was the magic solution.
>>>>>>>>
>>>> ----‏ francesco dicarlo كتب ----
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi to all, this is my current hardware:
>>>>
>>>> Cpu: I5 3330
>>>> Ram: 12GB DDR3
>>>> HD: 3 x 4TB(NAS) + 1x120GB (Ubuntu 14.04)
>>>> GPU:Nvidia gtx 970 directCu mini
>>>> DVB-S :Dvb-Sky S952 pci express
>>>>
>>>> I'm currently using my host for these operations:
>>>> -Rtorrent + filebot + irssi + Rutorrent
>>>> - Kodi 14 Client
>>>> - Vdr Server
>>>> - Mysql server for Kodi central repository
>>>> - NFS server for exposing my nas drives
>>>> - Some cron jobs to update kodi repository
>>>>
>>>> Usually, cpu usage stays 10 - 15% also with kodi reproducing media with
>>>> ram almost free (890MB on 12GB)
>>>>
>>>> I've got a windows 8.1 OVMF virtual machine. No problem with 970
>>>> passthrough.
>>>> Removed hyperV enlightenments,kvm=off with latest nvidia drivers.
>>>>
>>>> Assigned 3vcpus pinning 0-2 with virt-manager ui.
>>>> Assigned a raw image of 100GB for testing. Virtio for disk and network.
>>>> There's a bridge br0 on the host machine to provide connectivity.
>>>> Using huge pages also.
>>>> Latest ovmf from git.
>>>>
>>>> I use it as a steam streaming server by using only wired ethernet
>>>> gigabit.
>>>>
>>>> My problem is only performance.
>>>>
>>>> When I fire up a game,qemu process use 90% of 3 cpus and I have
>>>> framerate by 15 20 fps while gaming on bare metal goes always at 60fps.
>>>> Tried with various games(Borderlands,KOF 13, Child of Light). Client is at
>>>> 90% cpu.
>>>>
>>>> I used in the past proxmox for my kvm needs with a i5 3470 and
>>>> performance was much more(60 fps) that with kvm-qemu on my current distro.
>>>> I can't think that there's so much difference between i5 3330 and i5
>>>> 3470.
>>>>
>>>> Is there something I'm missing? I'm willing to post configuration or
>>>> any other file that you need to do an analysis.
>>>>
>>>> The last thing that I'm going to do is to use a empty installation of
>>>> Ubuntu with nothing installed aside kvm packages to see performance...
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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