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Ulatency is a daemon that controls how the Linux kernel will spend it's
 
Ulatency is a daemon that controls how the Linux kernel will spend it's
 
resources on the running processes. It uses dynamic cgroups to give the kernel
 
resources on the running processes. It uses dynamic cgroups to give the kernel
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scheduler code.
 
scheduler code.
  
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==Installation==
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== Installation ==
  
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It is provided both in ArchAudio/testing repository and AUR:
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Kernel options requires:
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PROC_EVENTS=y
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CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP_ENABLED=y
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CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y
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CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED=y
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CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED=y
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CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP=y
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CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED=y
  
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yaourt -S ulatencyd
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Install {{AUR|ulatencyd}} from the [[AUR]] or the ArchAudio/testing repository.
  
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add ulatencyd in DAEMONS section in /etc/rc.conf
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You may wish to get the latest fixes and rules from Git with {{AUR|ulatencyd-git}}.
  
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==Configuration==
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There are some important fixes that haven't yet been merged for kernels > 3.2.0, for blkio weight:
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Default config file is /etc/ulatencyd/ulatencyd.conf. Rules is /etc/ulatencyd/rules/
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{{bc|# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/20-desktop.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/20-desktop.lua
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# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/30-game.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/30-game.lua
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# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/30-single-task.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/30-single-task.lua}}
  
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==See ALso==
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To start ulatencyd:
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{{bc|# systemctl start ulatencyd.service}}
  
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[https://github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/ - Home page]
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If you want ulatencyd start on boot, enable the service file as follows:
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{{bc|# systemctl enable ulatencyd.service}}
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To verify that it works:
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{{hc|$  ulatency tree|
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/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu
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└─┬»cpu«
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  ├ 2 kthreadd
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  ├─┬»s_ul«
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  │ └ 4975 ulatencyd
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  ├─┬»sys_bg«
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  │ └ 1928 cron
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  ├─┬»sys_idle«
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  │ └ 3036 preload
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  ...}}
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== Configuration ==
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Some settings are adjustable in /etc/ulatencyd/ulatencyd.conf and the cgroups that will be used can be changed in /etc/ulatencyd/cgroups.conf
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Ulatencyd by default changes the io scheduler for all devices to cfq, to disable this behavior (for if you configure your schedulers yourself), simply edit /etc/ulatencyd/rules/io.lua and comment out the lines:
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    if self.first_run == true then
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      self:set_scheduler(dev, ulatency.get_config("io", "scheduler") or "cfq")
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    end
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== See also ==
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*[https://github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/ Home page]
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*[https://github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/wiki/Faq FAQ]
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*[https://github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/wiki/Writing-Rules <nowiki>[HOWTO]</nowiki>Writing Rules]

Revision as of 09:28, 24 January 2013

Ulatency is a daemon that controls how the Linux kernel will spend it's resources on the running processes. It uses dynamic cgroups to give the kernel hints and limitations on processes.

It strongly supports the lua scripting language for writing rules and the scheduler code.

Installation

Kernel options requires: 

PROC_EVENTS=y
CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_FREEZER=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_DEVICE=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP_ENABLED=y
CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y
CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED=y
CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED=y
CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP=y
CONFIG_CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED=y

Install ulatencydAUR from the AUR or the ArchAudio/testing repository.

You may wish to get the latest fixes and rules from Git with ulatencyd-gitAUR.

There are some important fixes that haven't yet been merged for kernels > 3.2.0, for blkio weight: 

# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/20-desktop.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/20-desktop.lua
# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/30-game.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/30-game.lua
# curl https://raw.github.com/poelzi/ulatencyd/157bb03ee39024f49416c12ae727b171f2011233/conf/scheduler/30-single-task.lua > /etc/ulatencyd/scheduler/30-single-task.lua

To start ulatencyd: 

# systemctl start ulatencyd.service

If you want ulatencyd start on boot, enable the service file as follows: 

# systemctl enable ulatencyd.service

To verify that it works: 

$  ulatency tree
 /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu
 └─┬»cpu«
   ├ 2 kthreadd
   ├─┬»s_ul«
   │ └ 4975 ulatencyd
   ├─┬»sys_bg«
   │ └ 1928 cron
   ├─┬»sys_idle«
   │ └ 3036 preload
   ...

Configuration

Some settings are adjustable in /etc/ulatencyd/ulatencyd.conf and the cgroups that will be used can be changed in /etc/ulatencyd/cgroups.conf

Ulatencyd by default changes the io scheduler for all devices to cfq, to disable this behavior (for if you configure your schedulers yourself), simply edit /etc/ulatencyd/rules/io.lua and comment out the lines: 

   if self.first_run == true then
     self:set_scheduler(dev, ulatency.get_config("io", "scheduler") or "cfq")
   end

See also

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