Re: [patch] debugging feature: SysRq-Q to print timers

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:45:49 -0500
Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:31:03PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
>  > On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:56:58 +0100
>  > Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > 
>  > > ----------------->
>  > > Subject: [patch] debugging feature: SysRq-Q to print timers
>  > > From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>  > > 
>  > > add SysRq-Q to print pending timers and other timer info.
>  > 
>  > I must say that I've never needed this feature or /proc/timer-list, and I
>  > don't recall ever having seen anyone request it, nor get themselves into a
>  > situation where they needed it.
> 
> /proc/timer-list is useful for profiling applications doing excessive wakeups.
> With the move towards being tickless, this is more important than ever,
> and giving users the right tools to find these problems themselves is important.
> 

oic.  Nobody ever tells me squat.  <updates changelog>

Your explanation doesn't explain why we need this info in a sysrq
triggerable form.

And what about /proc/timer-stat?


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