linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] readahead: add /debug/readahead/stats

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:15:51 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] readahead: add /debug/readahead/stats

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:21:36 -0600 (CST)
Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com> wrote:

> > +
> > +static void readahead_stats_reset(void)
> > +{
> > +	int i, j;
> > +
> > +	for (i = 0; i < RA_PATTERN_ALL; i++)
> > +		for (j = 0; j < RA_ACCOUNT_MAX; j++)
> > +			percpu_counter_set(&ra_stat[i][j], 0);
> 
> for_each_online(cpu)
> 	memset(per_cpu_ptr(&ra_stat, cpu), 0, sizeof(ra_stat));

for_each_possible_cpu().  And that's one reason to not open-code the
operation.  Another is so we don't have tiresome open-coded loops all
over the place.

But before doing either of those things we should choose boring old
atomic_inc().  Has it been shown that the cost of doing so is
unacceptable?  Bearing this in mind:

> The accounting code will be compiled in by default
> (CONFIG_READAHEAD_STATS=y), and will remain inactive by default.

I agree with those choices.  They effectively mean that the stats will
be a developer-only/debugger-only thing.  So even if the atomic_inc()
costs are measurable during these develop/debug sessions, is anyone
likely to care?


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