Intel's Zswap IAA Compress Batching Work Is Very Interesting For Linux Performance

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's Zswap IAA Compress Batching Work Is Very Interesting For Linux Performance

The Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA) found in various Xeon SKUs since Sapphire Rapids can be of big benefit to Linux servers/workstations with a Linux kernel patch series that has been in the works to provide Zswap IAA compress batching...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Zswap-IAA-Compress-Batch

[Anux]

I don't understand many things about that. Is IAA = QAT? Why do we need IAA for parallel compression, isn't this just depending on the compression algo and its implementation?

[npwx]

I'm a professional for 30 years, have been working as a kernel developer for 20 years, but WTF is a Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)? Every single one of their names is some meaningless marketing bullshit. Perhaps when they start using reasonable names, their things will see more than "niche use". My brain simply skips all that Intel marketing crap so I can't even consider using it.

[jayN]

I'm a professional for 30 years, have been working as a kernel developer for 20 years, but WTF is a Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)? Every single one of their names is some meaningless marketing bullshit. Perhaps when they start using reasonable names, their things will see more than "niche use". My brain simply skips all that Intel marketing crap so I can't even consider using it.

google intel IAA

[npwx]

google intel IAA

Why would I? If they insist on having some marketing clown name their products, I really don't care. I also don't care for 500 different CPU names without any system behind them. I'll just buy AMD.

[gssdu]

Not sure if I'm doing the math wrong, finding it hard to get too excited about a 0.142% reduction in user time. Maybe there's something about the tables of figures presented I'm not following.