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From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kosaki.motohiro-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	Michael Kerrisk
	<mtk.manpages-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh-DTz5qymZ9yRBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
	jlim-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RESEND2] getrusage: fill ru_maxrss value
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:42:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081217124256.46883fae@psychotron.englab.brq.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081217194646.F677.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:48:44 +0900 (JST)
KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> > (updated)
> > 
> > This patch makes ->ru_maxrss value in struct rusage filled accordingly to
> > rss hiwater mark. This struct is filled as a parameter to
> > getrusage syscall. ->ru_maxrss value is set to pages which might be correct
> > as "time" application converts it to KBs.
> 
> Why?
> if kernel convert to KB, glibc don't need any change.
Where exactly glibc is working with this as KBs? I can't find that place.

I looked into sources of time util and maxrss is showed this way:
fprintf (fp, "%lu", ptok ((UL) resp->ru.ru_maxrss));
ptok() actually does pages_to_KB conversion. If we convert to KB in
kernel, this code must be changed.
> 
> 
> 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-12-17 11:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-17  9:56 [PATCH, RESEND2] getrusage: fill ru_maxrss value Jiri Pirko
     [not found] ` <20081217105639.63e765eb-YzwxZg+R7evSU73v1vjTzyO4YDw3rz4rAInAS/Ez/D0@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-17 10:48   ` KOSAKI Motohiro
     [not found]     ` <20081217194646.F677.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-17 11:42       ` Jiri Pirko [this message]
     [not found]         ` <20081217124256.46883fae-YzwxZg+R7evSU73v1vjTzyO4YDw3rz4rAInAS/Ez/D0@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-17 12:03           ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2008-12-17 14:52             ` Jiri Pirko
2008-12-18  2:50               ` KOSAKI Motohiro

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