[zeromq-dev] Windows throughput perfomance. Once again.

Martin Sustrik sustrik at 250bpm.com
Tue May 31 12:50:31 CEST 2011


On 05/31/2011 12:42 PM, Геннадий Казачёк wrote:

> I tried to profile zmqlib, but spent only a couple of hours, so the only
> thing I've found was:

> ELAPSED TIME (seconds)
> zmq :: select_t :: loop - 225,44

This is an infinite loop.

> zmq :: mailbox_t :: recv - 112,85

This is a blocking function. When nothing happens application threads 
sleep here.

> I guess (correct me, if I wrong) that this means, that we are waiting
> for something 1000 times longer then working.

Well. It looks like the application threads is waiting for 112.85 sec 
out of total 225.44 sec.

> I can make another test, but don't know what exactly.

Try to find out what is the application thread actually waiting for and 
why it takes so long. Is it one 2 minute sleep or is it many small 
sleeps that add to 2 minutes? Etc.

Martin




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