From: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
To: Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: measuring time spent in kernel
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:26:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CB61BB0.675779AC@zip.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1018569297.15331.4.camel@shire.arnor.net>
Torrey Hoffman wrote:
>
> "top" and similar tools don't seem to capture the time spent in kernel
> which isn't on behalf of a user process.
>
> I vaguely remember mention on this list of a tool that soaks up as many
> cycles as it can get to obtain an accurate measurement of the true
> system time.
>
> Can some one give me a pointer? I've had no luck with Google...
http://www.google.com/keyword/keyword/%3Fcyclesoak :)
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-12 0:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-11 23:54 measuring time spent in kernel Torrey Hoffman
2002-04-11 23:22 ` Karim Yaghmour
2002-04-11 23:26 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
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