linux-kernel - Re: [tip:perfcounters/core] perf sched: Determine the number of CPUs automatically

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:34:09 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [tip:perfcounters/core] perf sched: Determine the number of
 CPUs automatically

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:07:09 GMT
> 
> perf sched: Determine the number of CPUs automatically
> 
> For 'perf sched map' output, determine max_cpu automatically,
> instead of the static default of 15.
>  
>  static u32 curr_pid[MAX_CPUS] = { [0 ... MAX_CPUS-1] = -1 };
>  
> @@ -1818,6 +1818,9 @@ static struct trace_sched_handler map_ops  = {
>  
>  static void __cmd_map(void)
>  {
> +	max_cpu = system("exit `grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo  | wc
> -l`");

YUCK.

what is wrong with
   max_cpu = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF); 
??

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