Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.13 kernel[0].
If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'. Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed". Thanks in advance. [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc6 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** No longer affects: linux-meta-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1333294 Title: 32-bit kernel HDD slow write speed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Summary After upgrading my Ubuntu 32-bit from 12.04 to 14.04 the write performance is painfully slow (less than 4.6MB/s) of both my SSD drives. The read speed is still fine. I've tested with the latest version of System Rescue CD (4.2.0 at this time) to see if was a hardware problem. However the performance of my drives was even better better than using Ubuntu 12.04. I've also tried to make a fresh installation of Ubuntu 14.04 on a spare SSD drive of mine to see if its because I upgraded from 12.04. But after waiting 4 hours for it to install, I finally lost patience, and stopped the installation. I'm using the deadline scheduler, but it doesn't matter which one I use. I'm also using the lowlatency kernel, but using the generic kernel doesn't have any effect. I've tested with mechanical hard drives, and the problem also occurs there. I've also tried to update to the proposed updates, and updated to kernel 3.13.0-30.54, but problem still exists there. The only think that helps is telling the kernel only to address 8GB RAM using the "mem=8GB" kernel option, but that is obviously not a solution when I need to utilize all the 32GB RAM that I have . The reason that I use a 32-bit OS is because most of the applications I use on my laptop are propriety software that only exists in 32-bit versions. Details Kernel version root@ubuntu:~# uname -a Linux fk20563 3.13.0-29-lowlatency #53-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Wed Jun 4 21:20:42 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux List hardware lshw > lshw.txt Timings of devices (which is also 4x slower than normal) root@ubuntu:~# hdparm -t /dev/sda && hdparm -t /dev/sda && hdparm -t /dev/sda /dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 470 MB in 3.01 seconds = 156.33 MB/sec /dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 530 MB in 3.03 seconds = 174.86 MB/sec /dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 500 MB in 3.01 seconds = 166.36 MB/sec root@ubuntu:~# hdparm -t /dev/sdb && hdparm -t /dev/sdb && hdparm -t /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: Timing buffered disk reads: 500 MB in 3.32 seconds = 150.61 MB/sec /dev/sdb: Timing buffered disk reads: 508 MB in 3.03 seconds = 167.49 MB/sec /dev/sdb: Timing buffered disk reads: 500 MB in 3.21 seconds = 155.81 MB/sec SSD partition alignment check root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0xd162fc6d Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 2048 483332095 241665024 83 Linux /dev/sda2 483332096 500117503 8392704 5 Extended /dev/sda5 483334144 500117503 8391680 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 480.1 GB, 480103981056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 58369 cylinders, total 937703088 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 2048 937703087 468850520 83 Linux root@ubuntu:~# parted GNU Parted 2.3 Using /dev/sda Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands. (parted) select /dev/sda Using /dev/sda (parted) align-check opt 1 1 aligned (parted) select /dev/sdb Using /dev/sdb (parted) align-check opt 1 1 aligned (parted) quit Scheduler: root@ubuntu:~# cat /sys/block/sd{a,b}/queue/scheduler noop [deadline] cfq noop [deadline] cfq Mount options: root@fk20563:~# mount | grep sda /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,discard) root@fk20563:~# mount | grep sdb /dev/sdb1 on /media/vmware type xfs (rw,noatime,nodiratime,logbsize=256k,discard) FS read/write check of /dev/sda1 on Ubuntu root@fk20563:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=/test.raw bs=1M count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 229.091 s, 4.6 MB/s root@fk20563:~# dd of=/dev/null if=/test.raw 2048000+0 records in 2048000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 2.58461 s, 406 MB/s FS read/write check of /dev/sdb1 on Ubuntu root@fk20563:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=/media/vmware/test.raw bs=1M count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 229.395 s, 4.6 MB/s root@fk20563:~# dd of=/dev/null if=/media/vmware/test.raw 2048000+0 records in 2048000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 2.75578 s, 381 MB/s Read/write speed using SysResCd: root@sysresccd /root % dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/backup/test.raw bs=1M count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 1.8919 s, 554 MB/s root@sysresccd /root % dd of=/dev/null if=/mnt/backup/test.raw 2048000+0 records in 2048000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 2.14372 s, 489 MB/s root@sysresccd /root % dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/custom/test.raw bs=1M count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 3.93656 s, 266 MB/s root@sysresccd /root % dd of=/dev/null if=/mnt/custom/test.raw 2048000+0 records in 2048000+0 records out 1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 1.91224 s, 548 MB/s root@sysresccd /root % To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1333294/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
