From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>,
Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"akpm@linux-foundation.org" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"npiggin@kernel.dk" <npiggin@kernel.dk>
Subject: Re: [patch V3] percpu_counter: scalability works
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 16:02:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110517140233.GP20624@htj.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1105170853520.11187@router.home>
Hey,
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 08:55:33AM -0500, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> Well lets just adopt the system that vm statistics use. Bound the error by
> time and batch and allow the user to change the batch if more accuracy is
> desired.
Yeah, that would be the better long term solution.
> The _sum function is optional and should it should be explained that the
> result *could* be better but dont count on it.
We can implement force-flush for dire situations, similar to expedited
RCU flush thing.
Thanks.
--
tejun
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-17 14:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-11 8:10 [patch v2 0/5] percpu_counter: bug fix and enhancement Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 8:10 ` [patch v2 1/5] percpu_counter: fix code for 32bit systems for UP Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 8:10 ` [patch v2 2/5] lglock: convert it to work with dynamically allocated structure Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 8:10 ` [patch v2 3/5] percpu_counter: use lglock to protect percpu data Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 8:10 ` [patch v2 4/5] percpu_counter: use atomic64 for counter in SMP Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 9:34 ` Andrew Morton
2011-05-12 2:40 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 8:10 ` [patch v2 5/5] percpu_counter: preemptless __per_cpu_counter_add Shaohua Li
2011-05-11 9:28 ` [patch v2 0/5] percpu_counter: bug fix and enhancement Tejun Heo
2011-05-12 2:48 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-12 8:21 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-12 8:55 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-12 8:59 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-12 9:02 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-12 9:03 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-12 9:05 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-13 3:09 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-13 4:37 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-13 5:20 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 5:28 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-13 6:34 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 7:33 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-13 14:51 ` [patch] percpu_counter: scalability works Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 15:39 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 16:35 ` [patch V2] " Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 16:46 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-13 22:03 ` [patch V3] " Eric Dumazet
2011-05-16 0:58 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-16 6:11 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-16 6:37 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-16 6:55 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-16 7:15 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-16 7:44 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-16 8:34 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-16 9:35 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-16 14:22 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 0:55 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-17 4:56 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 5:22 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-17 9:01 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 9:11 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-17 9:45 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 9:50 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-17 12:20 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 12:45 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-17 13:00 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-05-17 13:04 ` Tejun Heo
2011-05-17 13:55 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-05-17 14:02 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2011-05-17 14:38 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-05-18 1:00 ` Shaohua Li
2011-05-12 14:38 ` [patch v2 0/5] percpu_counter: bug fix and enhancement Christoph Lameter
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