Re: [patch] dubious process system time.

[Paul Mackerras]

Martin Schwidefsky writes:

> The main question still is if it is correct to add softirq/hardirq time
> to the system time of a process. If the answer turns out to be yes, then
> it might be a clever idea to account softirq time to the softirqd. That
> still leaves the question what to do with hardirq time ..
> My take still is that softirq/hardirq time does not belong to the system
> time of any process.

I agree.

Paul.
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