linux-kernel - Re: [patch] dubious process system time.

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Message-ID: <17646.62439.526277.862006@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:58:15 +1000
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	schwidefsky@...ibm.com
Cc:	Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@...el.hist.no>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] dubious process system time.

Martin Schwidefsky writes:

> The main question still is if it is correct to add softirq/hardirq time
> to the system time of a process. If the answer turns out to be yes, then
> it might be a clever idea to account softirq time to the softirqd. That
> still leaves the question what to do with hardirq time ..
> My take still is that softirq/hardirq time does not belong to the system
> time of any process.

I agree.

Paul.
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