PROFILE-BASED PERFORMANCE TUNING OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS

• US 20110179384A1
• Filed: 01/20/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Wörner, Thomas K., Snook, Christopher Haughey
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Some embodiments of a system and a method to tune a computing system based on a profile have been presented. A profile as used herein broadly refers to a file containing various parameters of a computing system, such as kernel parameters (e.g., buffer size, network setup, etc.), usable to configure the computing system. For instance, a set of profiles are stored in a computer-readable storage device in a computing system, such as a server, a personal computer, a laptop computer, etc. A processing device miming on the computing system may receive a user selection of one of the set of profiles. In response to the user selection, the processing device may load the selected profile onto the computing system in order to tune the computing system according to the selected profile.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

storing a plurality of profiles in a computer-readable storage device in a computing system, each of the plurality of profiles comprising a set of kernel parameters;

receiving, by a processing device running on the computing system, a selection of one of the plurality of profiles from a user; and

loading, by the processing device, a selected profile in the computing system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said loading, by the processing device, the selected profile in the computing system comprises:

setting, by the processing device, a kernel running on the processing device according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said loading, by the processing device, the selected profile in the computing system comprises:

executing, by the processing device, a script associated with the selected profile to tune the computing system according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of profiles comprise one or more of a latency profile, a throughput profile, and an application profile.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of kernel parameters comprise at least one of a buffer size, a memory usage policy, and network setup.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of profiles are machine-specific.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating, by the processing device, a user interface to allow the user to enter the selection of one of the plurality of profiles.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a computer-readable storage device to store a plurality of profiles, each of the plurality of profiles comprising a set of kernel parameters; and

a processing device coupled to the computer-readable storage device, to load one of the plurality of profiles in response to receiving a selection of the one of the plurality of profiles from a user.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing device sets a kernel running on the processing device according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processing device executes a script associated with the selected profile to tune a computing system according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plurality of profiles comprise one or more of a latency profile, a throughput profile, and an application profile.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the set of kernel parameters comprise at least one of a buffer size, a memory usage policy, and network setup.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plurality of profiles are machine-specific.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a display device, wherein the processing device creates a user interface to allow the user to enter the selection of one of the plurality of profiles, and the display device displays the user interface.

15. A computer-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, will cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

storing a plurality of profiles in a computer-readable storage device in a computing system, each of the plurality of profiles comprising a set of kernel parameters;

receiving, by a processing device running on the computing system, a selection of one of the plurality of profiles from a user; and

loading, by the processing device, a selected profile in the computing system.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein said loading, by the processing device, the selected profile in the computing system comprises:

setting, by the processing device, a kernel running on the processing device according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein said loading, by the processing device, the selected profile in the computing system comprises:

executing, by the processing device, a script associated with the selected profile to tune the server according to the set of kernel parameters in the selected profile.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of profiles comprise one or more of a latency profile, a throughput profile, and an application profile.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of kernel parameters comprise at least one of a buffer size, a memory usage policy, and network setup.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of profiles are machine-specific.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

creating, by the processing device, a user interface to allow the user to enter the selection of one of the plurality of profiles.