Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755014AbZFBNms (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:42:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752689AbZFBNmm (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:42:42 -0400 Received: from dallas.jonmasters.org ([72.29.103.172]:49969 "EHLO dallas.jonmasters.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751970AbZFBNml (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:42:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] smi_detector: A System Management Interrupt detector From: Jon Masters To: Ingo Molnar Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, rostedt@goodmis.org In-Reply-To: <20090602075450.GA12411@elte.hu> References: <20090531163117.502167374@jonmasters.org> <20090531163343.771922592@jonmasters.org> <20090601205720.825d3048.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20090602075450.GA12411@elte.hu> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: World Organi[sz]ation Of Broken Dreams Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:41:50 -0400 Message-Id: <1243950111.31439.35.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.5 (2.24.5-1.fc10) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Do-Not-Run: Yes X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: jonathan@jonmasters.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on dallas.jonmasters.org); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1309 Lines: 34 On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 09:54 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > * Andrew Morton wrote: > > > On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:31:18 -0400 Jon Masters wrote: > > > > > This patch introduces a new SMI (System Management Interrupt) detector module > > > that can be used to detect high latencies within the system. It was originally > > > written for use in the RT kernel, but has wider applications. > > > > > > > Neat-looking code. > > > > AFACIT it can be used on any platform. Suppose that powerpcs or ia64s > > also mysteriously go to lunch like PC's do - I think the code will work > > for them too? In which case the "smi" name is excessively specific. > > Not a big deal though. Yeah, you're right. > Yes, i wondered about that too - this is really a generic method > that detects and measures hardware latencies. Indeed. I guess SMIs were the main example, but sure they're not the only one around. So I'll rename it to hwlat or something, clean it up according to Andrew's comments, and repost later. Jon. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/