linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] [Patch 4/4] lock contention tracking slimmed down

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Date:	Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:03:54 +0200
From:	Martin Peschke <mp3@...ibm.com>
To:	"Bill Huey (hui)" <billh@...ppy.monkey.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, jbaron@...hat.com, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] [Patch 4/4] lock contention tracking slimmed down

Bill Huey (hui) wrote:
 > There are roughly about 400 locks in a normal kernel for a desktop. The
 > list is rather cumbersome anyways so, IMO, it really should be handled
 > by parsing tools, etc... There could be more properties attached to each
 > lock especially if you intend to get this to work on -rt which need more
 > things reported.

Adding stuff to an already wide table in a readable fashion is more difficult
than making a list longer.

Do mean I might submit this stuff for -rt?

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