[squid-users] Squid3: 100 % CPU load during object caching

[Jens Offenbach]

A test with ROCK "cache_dir rock /var/cache/squid3 51200" gives very confusing results.
 
I cleared the cache:
rm -rf /var/cache/squid3/*
squid -z
squid
http_proxy=http://139.2.57.120:3128/ wget http://test-server/freesurfer-Linux-centos6_x86_64-stable-pub-v5.3.0.tar

The download starts with 10 MB/sec and stays constant for 1 minutes, then it drops gradually to 1 MB/sec and stays there for some time. After 5 minutes the download rate returns back to 10 MB/sec very quickly and drops again step-by-step to 1 MB/sec. After 5-6 minutes the download rates rises again to 10 MB/sec and drops again gradually to 1 MB/sec.

During caching progress, we have 100 % CPU usage and a disk IO that is corresponds with the download rate.

For further investigations I give you my build properties:
squid -v
Squid Cache: Version 3.5.6
Service Name: squid
configure options:  '--build=x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--includedir=/include' '--mandir=/share/man' '--infodir=/share/info' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var' '--libexecdir=/lib/squid3' '--srcdir=.' '--disable-maintainer-mode' '--disable-dependency-tracking' '--disable-silent-rules' '--datadir=/usr/share/squid3' '--sysconfdir=/etc/squid3' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--enable-inline' '--enable-async-io=8' '--enable-storeio=ufs,aufs,diskd,rock' '--enable-removal-policies=lru,heap' '--enable-delay-pools' '--enable-cache-digests' '--enable-underscores' '--enable-icap-client' '--enable-follow-x-forwarded-for' '--enable-auth-basic=DB,fake,getpwnam,LDAP,NCSA,NIS,PAM,POP3,RADIUS,SASL,SMB' '--enable-auth-digest=file,LDAP' '--enable-auth-negotiate=kerberos,wrapper' '--enable-auth-ntlm=fake,smb_lm' '--enable-external-acl-helpers=file_userip,kerberos_ldap_group,LDAP_group,session,SQL_session,unix_group,wbinfo_group' '--enable-url-rewrite-helpers=fake' '--enable-eui' '--enable-esi' '--enable-icmp' '--enable-zph-qos' '--enable-ecap' '--disable-translation' '--with-swapdir=/var/cache/squid3' '--with-logdir=/var/log/squid3' '--with-pidfile=/var/run/squid3.pid' '--with-filedescriptors=65536' '--with-large-files' '--with-default-user=proxy' '--enable-linux-netfilter' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security'
 

Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. Juli 2015 um 21:47 Uhr
Von: "Eliezer Croitoru" <eliezer at ngtech.co.il>
An: squid-users at lists.squid-cache.org
Betreff: Re: [squid-users] Squid3: 100 % CPU load during object caching
On 22/07/2015 21:59, Eliezer Croitoru wrote:
> Hey Jens,
>
> I have tested the issue with LARGE ROCK and not AUFS or UFS.
> Using squid or not my connection to the server is about 2.5 MBps (20Mbps).
> Squid is sitting on an intel atom with SSD drive and on a HIT case the
> download speed is more then doubled to 4.5 MBps(36Mbps).
> I have not tried it with AUFS yet.


And I must admit that AUFS beats rock cache with speed.
I have tried rock with basic "cache_dir rock /var/spool/squid 8000" vs
"cache_dir aufs /var/spool/squid 8000 16 256" and the aufs cache HIT
results more then doubles 3 the speed rock gave with default settings.

So about 15MBps which is 120Mbps.
I do not seem to feel what Jens feels but the 100% CPU might be because
of spinning disk hangs while reading the file from disk.

Amos, I remember that there were some suggestions how to tune large rock.
Any hints?
I can test it and make it a suggestion for big files.

Eliezer

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