linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Tracking cgroup-level niced CPU time

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Message-ID: <ZszHM_UV24aSWTC8@slm.duckdns.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:19:31 -1000
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: JoshuaHahnjoshua.hahn6@...il.com
Cc: lizefan.x@...edance.com, hannes@...xchg.org, mkoutny@...e.com,
	shuah@...nel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Tracking cgroup-level niced CPU time

Hello,

On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 01:05:17PM -0700, JoshuaHahnjoshua.hahn6@...il.com wrote:
> From: Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahn6@...il.com>
> 
> Cgroup-level CPU statistics currently include time spent on
> user/system processes, but do not include niced CPU time (despite
> already being tracked). This patch exposes niced CPU time to the
> userspace, allowing users to get a better understanding of their
> hardware limits and can facilitate better load-balancing.

You aren't talking about the in-kernel scheduler's load balancer, right? If
so, can you please update the description? This is a bit too confusing for a
commit message for a kernel commit.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun