linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCHSET] sched,perf: unify tracers in sched and move perf on top of TP

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Date:	Thu, 06 May 2010 09:29:48 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, efault@....de,
	avi@...hat.com, paulus@...ba.org, acme@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHSET] sched,perf: unify tracers in sched and move perf
 on top of TP

Hello,

On 05/06/2010 09:11 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> That said, i agree with you that turning the basic perf scheduling
> calls into events goes one step too far.

But if you put all those calls on top of TPs and apply static
optimization to TPs (yeah, that can be applied directly to perf calls
too but it's simpler to consolidate, IMHO), perf becomes zero-cost
when disabled.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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