From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Martin Peschke <mp3@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
rdunlap@xenotime.net
Subject: Re: statistics infrastructure (in -mm tree) review
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:51:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200606170851.22197.ak@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44909292.2080005@de.ibm.com>
> b) Export statistic_add_counter(), statistic_add_histogram() and the like
> as part of the programming API (maybe in addition to the flexible
> statistic_add()) for those exploiters that definitively can't effort
> branching into a function.
>
> Loss in functionality (exploiting kernel code dictates how users see
> the data), a bit faster than option a).
(b) if anything. But do we really need all these weird options anyways?
For me it seems you're far overdesigning.
> What do you think? Did I miss an option?
I think your whole approach is about 10x too complicated.
The normal approach in Linux is to start simple and add complexity later as
needed.
You seem to try to do it the other way around.
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-17 6:51 UTC|newest]
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2006-06-04 20:50 2.6.18 -mm merge plans Andrew Morton
2006-06-04 21:20 ` 2.6.18 hdrinstall (Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
2006-06-04 21:33 ` header cleanup and install David Woodhouse
2006-06-04 21:43 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 10:52 ` Jens Axboe
2006-06-05 10:54 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-05 10:59 ` Jens Axboe
2006-06-05 10:57 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-05 11:03 ` Jens Axboe
2006-06-05 18:09 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 19:19 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-17 20:35 ` Alistair John Strachan
2006-06-17 21:20 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-04 21:36 ` 2.6.18 -mm merge plans Alan Cox
2006-06-04 21:41 ` kbuild, kconfig and hrdinstall stuff Sam Ravnborg
2006-06-04 21:54 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-04 23:04 ` klibc (was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-05 18:09 ` Roman Zippel
2006-06-06 15:20 ` Pavel Machek
2006-06-06 20:56 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2006-06-07 3:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-07 4:00 ` Nigel Cunningham
2006-06-07 4:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-07 4:25 ` Nigel Cunningham
2006-06-07 4:26 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-07 6:22 ` klibc Nigel Cunningham
2006-06-07 6:38 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-07 6:51 ` klibc (was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Joshua Hudson
2006-06-07 21:12 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-09 8:03 ` klibc Nix
2006-06-09 18:45 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <bda6d13a0606091050n40fda044v668eef09af3c29a7@mail.gmail.com>
[not found] ` <871wty6rl9.fsf@hades.wkstn.nix>
2006-06-09 22:28 ` klibc Joshua Hudson
2006-06-09 22:48 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-09 23:13 ` klibc Joshua Hudson
2006-06-09 23:44 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-16 6:02 ` klibc Joshua Hudson
2006-06-16 19:19 ` klibc H. Peter Anvin
2006-06-07 8:44 ` klibc (was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Pavel Machek
2006-06-07 9:44 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2006-06-04 23:50 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-05 20:20 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-05 20:53 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-05 21:07 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-06 19:42 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-07 0:41 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-08 8:05 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-15 11:40 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-16 3:21 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-16 3:35 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-16 15:33 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-16 18:48 ` clocksource john stultz
2006-06-17 19:45 ` clocksource Roman Zippel
2006-06-17 17:04 ` clocksource Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 0:02 ` utsname/hostname Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-05 1:06 ` utsname/hostname Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 3:10 ` utsname/hostname Randy.Dunlap
[not found] ` <20060605002807.GA4919@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
2006-06-05 0:28 ` readahead benchmark Fengguang Wu
2006-06-05 1:02 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 0:32 ` new SCSI drivers (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Jeff Garzik
[not found] ` <20060605010501.GA4931@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
2006-06-05 1:05 ` statistics infrastructure Fengguang Wu
2006-06-05 16:30 ` Greg KH
2006-06-13 23:47 ` statistics infrastructure (in -mm tree) review Greg KH
2006-06-14 0:18 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-14 16:45 ` Greg KH
2006-06-14 22:48 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-19 22:12 ` Greg KH
2006-06-20 15:40 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-20 16:50 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-21 18:51 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-21 19:38 ` Matthew Frost
2006-06-22 11:43 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-14 5:04 ` Andi Kleen
2006-06-14 22:49 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-16 20:40 ` Greg KH
2006-06-16 21:34 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-17 6:51 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2006-06-17 11:03 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-17 10:30 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-05 1:06 ` wireless (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Jeff Garzik
2006-06-05 1:15 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 8:33 ` Andreas Mohr
2006-06-05 8:45 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 10:26 ` Alan Cox
2006-06-05 10:35 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 10:59 ` Alan Cox
2006-06-10 6:58 ` Pavel Machek
2006-06-05 8:54 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-06-05 12:33 ` Jeff Garzik
2006-06-05 12:48 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 12:52 ` Jeff Garzik
2006-06-05 14:02 ` Linux kernel and laws Adrian Bunk
2006-06-05 14:21 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-06-06 5:33 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2006-06-05 13:27 ` wireless (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) John W. Linville
2006-06-05 13:31 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-06-05 13:42 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 16:24 ` Alan Cox
2006-06-29 14:26 ` ACX100 (softmac-based) driver ready to merge, but is it legal? -- " John W. Linville
[not found] ` <20060629144233.GB24463@tuxdriver.com>
2006-06-29 14:47 ` [Acx100-users] Denis Vlasenko, where are you? (mail bounced) Andreas Mohr
2006-06-05 1:32 ` merging new drivers (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Jeff Garzik
2006-06-05 1:47 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 8:59 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-06-05 9:10 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 9:16 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 11:10 ` Ivan Novick
2006-06-05 11:26 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-06-05 6:58 ` Francois Romieu
2006-06-05 10:32 ` Alan Cox
2006-06-05 10:36 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-06 2:02 ` Chris Wright
2006-06-06 7:01 ` Andi Kleen
2006-06-06 13:04 ` Steven Rostedt
2006-06-05 13:38 ` 2.6.18 -mm merge plans -- GFS David Woodhouse
2006-06-05 14:10 ` Russell King
2006-06-05 15:01 ` Steven Whitehouse
2006-06-07 7:12 ` Steven Whitehouse
2006-06-05 14:08 ` 2.6.18 -mm merge plans Oleg Nesterov
2006-06-05 14:43 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2006-06-08 19:56 ` Eric W. Biederman
2006-06-09 13:02 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2006-06-09 23:25 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2006-06-10 0:39 ` Eric W. Biederman
2006-06-10 1:23 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2006-06-10 7:52 ` Eric W. Biederman
2006-06-10 8:09 ` Eric W. Biederman
2006-06-10 9:53 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-06-06 0:54 ` Merge of per task delay accounting (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Balbir Singh
2006-06-06 22:28 ` Shailabh Nagar
2006-06-06 22:40 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-08 14:27 ` Shailabh Nagar
2006-06-08 17:42 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-08 18:36 ` Shailabh Nagar
2006-06-08 19:33 ` Balbir Singh
2006-06-06 22:52 ` Jay Lan
2006-06-06 22:55 ` Shailabh Nagar
2006-06-12 12:02 ` Martin Peschke
2006-06-12 13:28 ` Shailabh Nagar
2006-06-06 12:32 ` 2.6.18 -mm pi-futex merge Steven Rostedt
2006-06-06 13:34 ` Roman Zippel
2006-06-06 13:44 ` Steven Rostedt
2006-06-06 14:42 ` genirq Ingo Molnar
2006-06-06 16:56 ` genirq Daniel Walker
2006-06-07 8:42 ` genirq Ingo Molnar
2006-06-07 3:46 ` genirq Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-06 14:53 ` 2.6.18 -mm merge plans Ingo Molnar
2006-06-06 16:02 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-06 16:35 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-06 20:47 ` lock validator [2.6.18 -mm merge plans] Ingo Molnar
2006-06-07 3:52 ` mutex vs. local irqs (Was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-07 4:29 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-07 5:04 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-07 5:29 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-07 6:44 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-07 7:03 ` Andrew Morton
2006-06-07 13:21 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-06-08 0:31 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-08 10:49 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-08 10:53 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-06-08 11:01 ` David Woodhouse
2006-06-08 11:17 ` Roman Zippel
2006-06-08 13:38 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-08 14:02 ` Roman Zippel
2006-06-08 23:40 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-06-08 22:59 ` Paul Mackerras
2006-06-10 10:22 ` 2.6.18 -mm merge plans Christoph Hellwig
2006-06-14 15:18 ` Michael Halcrow
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