Re: [Lse-tech] Re: [Patch 4/7] Add sysctl for delay accounting

Balbir Singh
2006-02-27T11:18:57Z

> But if task enumeration is going to get more difficult, we'll need to
> keep the on-demand allocation (on
> next use) as a backup for tasks that weren't caught during the sysctl
> change.
>

One possible issue with on-demand allocation is that under heavy load
allocation causes IO to happen and when we try to timestamp that IO, we
do not have a delays structure to do so.

Balbir