linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC V2 0/5] Separate consigned (expected steal) from steal time.

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Message-ID: <50856760.2030507@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:33:52 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Michael Wolf <mjw@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, mtosatti@...hat.com, glommer@...allels.com,
	mingo@...hat.com, avi@...hat.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V2 0/5] Separate consigned (expected steal) from steal
 time.

On 10/16/2012 10:23 PM, Michael Wolf wrote:
> In the case of where you have a system that is running in a
> capped or overcommitted environment the user may see steal time
> being reported in accounting tools such as top or vmstat.  This can
> cause confusion for the end user.

How do s390 and Power systems deal with reporting that kind
of information?

IMHO it would be good to see what those do, so we do not end
up re-inventing the wheel, and confusing admins with yet another
way of reporting the information...

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