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Io Performance

I/O performance includes unique measures such as diversity and capacity of I/O devices, alongside traditional performance metrics like throughput and response time. The document discusses the producer-server model, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a full buffer for optimal throughput and the impact of I/O on processor execution. It also highlights the balance between throughput and response time, particularly in user interactions, where transaction time affects user productivity.

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Io Performance

I/O performance includes unique measures such as diversity and capacity of I/O devices, alongside traditional performance metrics like throughput and response time. The document discusses the producer-server model, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a full buffer for optimal throughput and the impact of I/O on processor execution. It also highlights the balance between throughput and response time, particularly in user interactions, where transaction time affects user productivity.

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5.

7 IO PERFORMANCE

• I/O performance has measures that have no


counterparts in design.
• One of these is

• Diversity: Which I/O devices can


1. connect to the computer system?

• Capacity: How many I/O devices can


2. connect to a computer system?

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• In addition to these unique measures the


traditional measures of performance also
apply to I/O.

• I/O throughput is sometimes called I/O


bandwidth and response time is sometimes
called latency.

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• The simple producer-server model.

• The producer creates tasks to be performed


and places them in a buffer the server takes
tasks from the first in, first out buffer and
performs them.

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• The buffer until the server finishes the task.

• Throughput is simply the average number of


tasks completed by the server over a time
period.

• To get the highest possible throughput, the


server should never be idle thus the buffer
should never be empty.

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• Response time on the other hand counts time
spent in the buffer so an empty buffer shrinks
it.

• Another measure of I/O performance is the


interference of I/O with processor execution.

• Transferring data may interfere with the


execution of another process.

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• There is also overhead due to handling I/O


interrupts.

• Our concern here is how much longer a


process will take because of I/O for another
process.

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Throughput versus Response Time

• Figure shows throughput versus response


time (or latency) for a typical I/O system.

• The knee of the curve is the area where a little


more throughput results in much longer
response time or

• Conversely a little shorter response time


results in much lower throughput.
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How does the architect balance these


conflicting demands?

• If the computer is interacting with human


beings.

An interaction or transaction with a computer is


divided into three parts:

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• Entry time - The time for the user to
1. enter the command.
• System response time - The time
between when the user enters the
command and the complete response
2. is displayed.

• Think time - The time from the


3. reception of the response until the user
begins to enter the next command.
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• The sum of these three parts is called the


transaction time.

• Several studies report that user productivity is


inversely proportional to transaction time.

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