[PATCH 0/4] workqueue_tracepoint: Add worklet tracepoints for workletlifecycle tracing

From: Zhaolei
Date: Fri Apr 24 2009 - 07:43:20 EST


Ingo Molnar wrote:
> ...
> Basically, i'd suggest the following complete set of events instead:
>
> TRACE_EVENT(workqueue_create
> TRACE_EVENT(workqueue_flush /* NEW */
> TRACE_EVENT(workqueue_destroy
>
> TRACE_EVENT(worklet_enqueue /* NEW */
> TRACE_EVENT(worklet_enqueue_delayed /* NEW */
>
> TRACE_EVENT(worklet_execute /* instead of workqueue_execution */
> TRACE_EVENT(worklet_complete /* NEW */
>
> TRACE_EVENT(worklet_cancel /* NEW */
>
> This allows the understanding of the life cycle of a workqueue and
> of worklets that enter that workqueue. Note the distinction between
> workqueue and worklet (work) - that is essential.
>
> The parameters of the events are obvious, with one detail: i'd
> suggest a 'cpu' parameter to the enqueue events, to allow the
> mapping of the _on(..cpu) variants too.
>
> I would not bother with schedule_on_each_cpu() instrumentation -
> it's rarely used.
>
> Ingo
>
Hello, Ingo

These patchs add tracepoints for per-worklet tracing.
Now we have enough tracepoints to start makeing trace_workqueue.c support
worklet time mesurement.

Thanks
Zhaolei

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