Re: [PATCH] sched: cpu accounting controller (V2)

[Balbir Singh]

Paul Menage wrote:
> Hi Vatsa,
> 
> Thanks, this looks pretty good.
> 
> On Nov 30, 2007 4:42 AM, Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>         - Removed load average information. I felt it needs more thought (esp
>>           to deal with SMP and virtualized platforms) and can be added for
>>           2.6.25 after more discussions.
> 
> The "load" value was never a load average, it was just a count of the
> % cpu time used in the previous fixed window of time, updated at the
> end of each window.
> 
> Maybe we can instead do something based tracking the length of the run
> queue for the cgroup?
> 
> Paul

Length of the runqueue gives no idea of the weight of the tasks on the
runqueue. I still prefer to have a top'ish view of the load on the
system. The load average can be extracted using container group statistics.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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