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-rw-r--r--Documentation/controllers/cpuacct.txt32
-rw-r--r--Documentation/lockstat.txt51
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scheduler/sched-arch.txt4
3 files changed, 67 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/controllers/cpuacct.txt b/Documentation/controllers/cpuacct.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb775fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/controllers/cpuacct.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+CPU Accounting Controller
+-------------------------
+
+The CPU accounting controller is used to group tasks using cgroups and
+account the CPU usage of these groups of tasks.
+
+The CPU accounting controller supports multi-hierarchy groups. An accounting
+group accumulates the CPU usage of all of its child groups and the tasks
+directly present in its group.
+
+Accounting groups can be created by first mounting the cgroup filesystem.
+
+# mkdir /cgroups
+# mount -t cgroup -ocpuacct none /cgroups
+
+With the above step, the initial or the parent accounting group
+becomes visible at /cgroups. At bootup, this group includes all the
+tasks in the system. /cgroups/tasks lists the tasks in this cgroup.
+/cgroups/cpuacct.usage gives the CPU time (in nanoseconds) obtained by
+this group which is essentially the CPU time obtained by all the tasks
+in the system.
+
+New accounting groups can be created under the parent group /cgroups.
+
+# cd /cgroups
+# mkdir g1
+# echo $$ > g1
+
+The above steps create a new group g1 and move the current shell
+process (bash) into it. CPU time consumed by this bash and its children
+can be obtained from g1/cpuacct.usage and the same is accumulated in
+/cgroups/cpuacct.usage also.
diff --git a/Documentation/lockstat.txt b/Documentation/lockstat.txt
index 4ba4664..9cb9138 100644
--- a/Documentation/lockstat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/lockstat.txt
@@ -71,35 +71,50 @@ Look at the current lock statistics:
# less /proc/lock_stat
-01 lock_stat version 0.2
+01 lock_stat version 0.3
02 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
03 class name con-bounces contentions waittime-min waittime-max waittime-total acq-bounces acquisitions holdtime-min holdtime-max holdtime-total
04 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
05
-06 &inode->i_data.tree_lock-W: 15 21657 0.18 1093295.30 11547131054.85 58 10415 0.16 87.51 6387.60
-07 &inode->i_data.tree_lock-R: 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 23302 231198 0.25 8.45 98023.38
-08 --------------------------
-09 &inode->i_data.tree_lock 0 [<ffffffff8027c08f>] add_to_page_cache+0x5f/0x190
-10
-11 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
-12
-13 dcache_lock: 1037 1161 0.38 45.32 774.51 6611 243371 0.15 306.48 77387.24
-14 -----------
-15 dcache_lock 180 [<ffffffff802c0d7e>] sys_getcwd+0x11e/0x230
-16 dcache_lock 165 [<ffffffff802c002a>] d_alloc+0x15a/0x210
-17 dcache_lock 33 [<ffffffff8035818d>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x4d/0x70
-18 dcache_lock 1 [<ffffffff802beef8>] shrink_dcache_parent+0x18/0x130
+06 &mm->mmap_sem-W: 233 538 18446744073708 22924.27 607243.51 1342 45806 1.71 8595.89 1180582.34
+07 &mm->mmap_sem-R: 205 587 18446744073708 28403.36 731975.00 1940 412426 0.58 187825.45 6307502.88
+08 ---------------
+09 &mm->mmap_sem 487 [<ffffffff8053491f>] do_page_fault+0x466/0x928
+10 &mm->mmap_sem 179 [<ffffffff802a6200>] sys_mprotect+0xcd/0x21d
+11 &mm->mmap_sem 279 [<ffffffff80210a57>] sys_mmap+0x75/0xce
+12 &mm->mmap_sem 76 [<ffffffff802a490b>] sys_munmap+0x32/0x59
+13 ---------------
+14 &mm->mmap_sem 270 [<ffffffff80210a57>] sys_mmap+0x75/0xce
+15 &mm->mmap_sem 431 [<ffffffff8053491f>] do_page_fault+0x466/0x928
+16 &mm->mmap_sem 138 [<ffffffff802a490b>] sys_munmap+0x32/0x59
+17 &mm->mmap_sem 145 [<ffffffff802a6200>] sys_mprotect+0xcd/0x21d
+18
+19 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
+20
+21 dcache_lock: 621 623 0.52 118.26 1053.02 6745 91930 0.29 316.29 118423.41
+22 -----------
+23 dcache_lock 179 [<ffffffff80378274>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x34/0x54
+24 dcache_lock 113 [<ffffffff802cc17b>] d_alloc+0x19a/0x1eb
+25 dcache_lock 99 [<ffffffff802ca0dc>] d_rehash+0x1b/0x44
+26 dcache_lock 104 [<ffffffff802cbca0>] d_instantiate+0x36/0x8a
+27 -----------
+28 dcache_lock 192 [<ffffffff80378274>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x34/0x54
+29 dcache_lock 98 [<ffffffff802ca0dc>] d_rehash+0x1b/0x44
+30 dcache_lock 72 [<ffffffff802cc17b>] d_alloc+0x19a/0x1eb
+31 dcache_lock 112 [<ffffffff802cbca0>] d_instantiate+0x36/0x8a
This excerpt shows the first two lock class statistics. Line 01 shows the
output version - each time the format changes this will be updated. Line 02-04
-show the header with column descriptions. Lines 05-10 and 13-18 show the actual
+show the header with column descriptions. Lines 05-18 and 20-31 show the actual
statistics. These statistics come in two parts; the actual stats separated by a
-short separator (line 08, 14) from the contention points.
+short separator (line 08, 13) from the contention points.
-The first lock (05-10) is a read/write lock, and shows two lines above the
+The first lock (05-18) is a read/write lock, and shows two lines above the
short separator. The contention points don't match the column descriptors,
-they have two: contentions and [<IP>] symbol.
+they have two: contentions and [<IP>] symbol. The second set of contention
+points are the points we're contending with.
+The integer part of the time values is in us.
View the top contending locks:
diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-arch.txt b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-arch.txt
index 941615a..d43dbcb 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-arch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-arch.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Context switch
By default, the switch_to arch function is called with the runqueue
locked. This is usually not a problem unless switch_to may need to
take the runqueue lock. This is usually due to a wake up operation in
-the context switch. See include/asm-ia64/system.h for an example.
+the context switch. See arch/ia64/include/asm/system.h for an example.
To request the scheduler call switch_to with the runqueue unlocked,
you must `#define __ARCH_WANT_UNLOCKED_CTXSW` in a header file
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ disabled. Interrupts may be enabled over the call if it is likely to
introduce a significant interrupt latency by adding the line
`#define __ARCH_WANT_INTERRUPTS_ON_CTXSW` in the same place as for
unlocked context switches. This define also implies
-`__ARCH_WANT_UNLOCKED_CTXSW`. See include/asm-arm/system.h for an
+`__ARCH_WANT_UNLOCKED_CTXSW`. See arch/arm/include/asm/system.h for an
example.