Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:14:10 -0400 | From | Chuck Ebbert <> | Subject | Re: [patch 10/10] Scheduler profiling - Use immediate values |
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On 07/06/2007 07:44 AM, Andi Kleen wrote: > I think the optimization is a good idea, although i dislike it > that it is complicated for the dynamic markers. If it was just > static it would be much simpler. >
Another thing to consider is that there might be hundreds of these probes/tracepoints active in an instrumented kernel. The overhead adds up fast, so the gain may be worth all the pain.
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