linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 2/2] proc: add /proc/<pid>/thread

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Message-ID: <20181108063246.GA13233@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Nov 2018 07:32:46 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@...el.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        hpa@...or.com, ak@...ux.intel.com, tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com,
        arjan@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 2/2] proc: add /proc/<pid>/thread_state


* Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@...el.com> wrote:

> Expose the per-task cpu specific thread state value, it's helpful
> for userland to classify and schedule the tasks by different policies

That's pretty vague - what exactly would use this information? I'm sure 
you have a usecase in mind - could you please describe it?

Thanks,

	Ingo