On 04/04/07, Maxim Uvarov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello again,
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New version of this patch. Please flay it.
A few small comments below.
+config THREAD_PERF_STAT + bool "Per-process (thread) performance statistics" + depends on (X86 || PPC || MIPS) + help + Make available to the user the following new per-process (thread) performance statistics:
Get rid of the word "new" - it won't continue to be a "new" feature forever :-)
+ * Involuntary Context Switches + * Voluntary Context Switches + * Number of system calls (option)
In the first two lines you Capitalize Each Word, but in the last line you don't - why? Shouldn't the first two have "Number of" prepended? Perhaps it's just me, but I would write "(optional)" instead of "(option)". In short, I'd suggest this : * Number of involuntary context switches * Number of voluntary context switches * Number of system calls (optional)
+ This information is available via /proc/PID/status.
What about tools that currently parse /proc/PID/status ? Don't you risk breaking userland stuff by changing this file? Wouldn't it be better to use a new file?
+ +config THREAD_PERF_STAT_SYSC + bool "enable syscall counter"
Capitalize the first word; "Enable syscall counter" .
+ depends on THREAD_PERF_STAT + help + This option add syscalls counter to /proc/PID/status.
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