Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:06:18 -0400 (EDT) | From | Chuck Lever <> | Subject | Re: Linux Tuning |
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On 20 Apr 1999, Andi Kleen wrote: > I think a far more interesting metric ATM is locking overhead. I have > a patch (based on original code from Andrea Arcangeli) that adds knowledge > about the locking segment to the time accounting code and outputs it in > /proc/stat. I also have some X11 hacks to display the locking overhead > graphically. Profiling spinlocks could be a very useful addition, > unfortunately it needs source changes to every spinlock setup.
this is my next little project after i've finished the hash table tune-ups. any bits of advice or code-snippets are welcome.
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