linux-kernel - Re: taskstats accounting info

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Message-ID: <45F9CAB0.2000305@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:07:36 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	rdunlap@...otime.net, jlan@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: taskstats accounting info

Andrew Morton wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:48:32 +0530 Balbir Singh <balbir@...ibm.com> wrote:
>> Randy.Dunlap wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Documentation/accounting/delay-accounting.txt says that the
>>> getdelays program has a "-c cmd" argument, but that option
>>> does not seem to exist in Documentation/account/getdelays.c.
>>>
>>> Do you have an updated version of getdelays.c?
>>> If not, please correct that documentation.
>>>
>> Yes, I did, but then I changed my laptop. I should have it archived
>> at some place, I'll dig it out or correct the documentation.
>>
>>> Is getdelays.c the best available example of a program
>>> using the taskstats netlink interface?
>>>
>> It's the most portable example, since it does not depend on libnl.
> 
> err, what is libnl?

libnl is a library abstraction for netlink (libnetlink).

> 
> If there exists some real userspace infrastructure which utilises
> taskstats, can we please get a referece to it into the kernel
> Documentation?  Perhaps in the TASKSTATS Kconfig entry, thanks.
> 

That sounds like a good idea. I'll check for details and get back.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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