[linus:master] [mm/secretmem] 97d34aa65c: stress-ng.secretmem.ops_per_sec 99.5% regression
From: kernel test robot
Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 21:01:24 EST
Hello,
kernel test robot noticed a 99.5% regression of stress-ng.secretmem.ops_per_sec on:
commit: 97d34aa65c29cca85e3e9050f4c936389b38a054 ("mm/secretmem: properly account locked pages") https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
testcase: stress-ng
config: x86_64-rhel-9.4
compiler: gcc-14
test machine: 224 threads 2 sockets Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8480CTDX (Sapphire Rapids) with 256G memory
parameters:
nr_threads: 100%
testtime: 60s
test: secretmem
cpufreq_governor: performance
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <yi1.lai@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202609230824.7a9189aa-lkp@xxxxxxxxx
Details are as below:
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The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260923/202609230824.7a9189aa-lkp@xxxxxxxxx
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compiler/cpufreq_governor/kconfig/nr_threads/rootfs/tbox_group/test/testcase/testtime:
gcc-14/performance/x86_64-rhel-9.4/100%/debian-13-x86_64-20250902.cgz/lkp-spr-r02/secretmem/stress-ng/60s
commit:
35b0fb391b ("mm/mremap: reset unfaulted VMA page offset for MREMAP_DONTUNMAP")
97d34aa65c ("mm/secretmem: properly account locked pages")
35b0fb391b0df573 97d34aa65c29cca85e3e9050f4c
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%stddev %change %stddev
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6080503 -99.6% 23092 ± 3% stress-ng.secretmem.ops
85584 -99.5% 385.28 ± 3% stress-ng.secretmem.ops_per_sec
71.48 -16.0% 60.07 stress-ng.time.elapsed_time
71.48 -16.0% 60.07 stress-ng.time.elapsed_time.max
97435 ± 2% +1276.4% 1341103 stress-ng.time.involuntary_context_switches
230308 -96.1% 9096 stress-ng.time.maximum_resident_set_size
18401243 +3349.6% 6.348e+08 stress-ng.time.minor_page_faults
20417 -8.7% 18639 stress-ng.time.percent_of_cpu_this_job_got
14581 -25.0% 10937 stress-ng.time.system_time
13.34 +1858.5% 261.33 stress-ng.time.user_time
6898 ± 2% +96037.7% 6631576 ± 3% stress-ng.time.voluntary_context_switches
Disclaimer:
Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided
for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software
design or configuration may affect actual performance.
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