Re: [PATCH 1/2] Make the batch size of the percpu_counterconfigurable

[Tim Chen]

On Wed, 2013-05-01 at 12:52 +0800, Simon Jeons wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> On 04/30/2013 01:12 AM, Tim Chen wrote:
> > Currently, there is a single, global, variable (percpu_counter_batch) that
> > controls the batch sizes for every 'struct percpu_counter' on the system.
> >
> > However, there are some applications, e.g. memory accounting where it is
> > more appropriate to scale the batch size according to the memory size.
> > This patch adds the infrastructure to be able to change the batch sizes
> > for each individual instance of 'struct percpu_counter'.
> >
> > I have chosen to implement the added field of batch as a pointer
> > (by default point to percpu_counter_batch) instead
> > of a static value.  The reason is the percpu_counter initialization
> > can be called when we only have boot cpu and not all cpus are online.
> 
> What's the meaning of boot cpu? Do you mean cpu 0?
> 

Yes.

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/