Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:44:33 -0700
From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: Question about usage of RCU in the input layer
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On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:52:12 -0700
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 12:46:32PM -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:53:24 -0700
> > "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > > > How many synchronize_rcu() calls are you seeing on the boot
> > > > > path?
> > > > 
> > > > I see 20 that hit the above code path (eg ones that wait) until
> > > > userspace starts.
> > > 
> > > So with well-behaved readers, the full sequence would be worth
> > > something like 50-60 milliseconds.
> > 
> > yeah it's about 10% if the total kernel boot time.. so it does
> > start to matter
> 
> Half-second boot, eh?  That would indeed be impressive.

half a second until calling init.. that's what I have today (with all
drivers built in).. nothing really special needed for it
(well a few small patches that are pending for 2.6.30 ;-)


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