Re: [PATCH 6/9] readahead: add /debug/readahead/stats

From: Wu Fengguang
Date: Sun Jan 29 2012 - 00:17:52 EST


On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:15:51PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:

> > The accounting code will be compiled in by default
> > (CONFIG_READAHEAD_STATS=y), and will remain inactive by default.
>
> I agree with those choices. They effectively mean that the stats will
> be a developer-only/debugger-only thing. So even if the atomic_inc()
> costs are measurable during these develop/debug sessions, is anyone
> likely to care?

Sorry I have changed the default to CONFIG_READAHEAD_STATS=n to avoid
bloating the kernel (and forgot to edit the changelog accordingly).

I'm not sure how many people are going to check the readahead stats.

Thanks,
Fengguang
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