Re: [PATCH 04/14] spufs: add spu stats in sysfs and ctx stat file in spufs

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:21:15 +1000
Jeremy Kerr [off-list ref] wrote:

This patch exports per-context statistics in spufs as long as spu
statistics in sysfs.

It was formed by merging:
"spufs: add spu stats in sysfs"   From: Christoph Hellwig
"spufs: add stat file to spufs"   From: Christoph Hellwig
"spufs: fix libassist accounting" From: Jeremy Kerr
"spusched: fix spu utilization statistics" From: Luke Browning
And some adjustments by myself, after suggestions on cbe-oss-dev.

Having separate patches was making the review process harder
than it should, as we end up integrating spus and ctx statistics
accounting much more than it was on the first implementation.

I hit some rejects here due to Maynard Johnson and Bob Nelson's oprofile
patches.  It was relatively simple to fix up, but there may of course be
clashes in intent as well, so please check it all over carefully when it
lands in mainline.

I'll get all the ps3/spufs/etc stuff into Linus later today.


And what's up with all these powerpc people sending out patchbombs after
the merge window has opened?  Formally, _all_ of this:

oprofile-enable-spu-switch-notification-to-detect-currently-active-spu-tasks.patch
oprofile-add-support-to-oprofile-for-profiling-cell-be-spus.patch
ps3-disk-storage-driver.patch
ps3-disk-storage-driver-use-correct-bio-vector-size.patch
ps3-disk-storage-driver-updates-after-final-review.patch
ps3-bd-dvd-cd-rom-storage-driver.patch
ps3-bd-dvd-cd-rom-storage-driver-updates-after-final-review.patch
ps3-flash-rom-storage-driver.patch
ps3-flash-rom-storage-driver-updates-after-final-review.patch
ps3-fix-build-with-32-bit-toolchains.patch
ps3fb-enable-vt_hw_console_binding-for-proper-kexec.patch
ps3fb-shrink-default-virtual-frame-buffer-size-from-18-to-9-mib.patch
ps3fb-set-fbinfo_reads_fast-to-speed-up-text-console-scrolling.patch
spufs-avoid-unexpectedly-restaring-mfc-during-context-save.patch
spufs-make-signal-notification-files-readonly-for-nosched-contexts.patch
spufs-remove-spurious-warn_on-for-spu_deactivate-for-nosched-contexts.patch
spufs-add-spu-stats-in-sysfs-and-ctx-stat-file-in-spufs.patch
spufs-make-sure-context-are-scheduled-again-after-spu_acquire_saved.patch
spufs-fix-array-size-of-channel-index.patch
spufs-remove-needless-context-save-restore-code.patch
spufs-fix-decr_status-meanings.patch
spufs-fix-read-and-write-for-decr_status-file.patch
spufs-limit-saving-mfc_cntl-bits.patch
spufs-dont-halt-decrementer-at-restore-step-47.patch
spufs-change-decrementer-restore-timing.patch
spufs-remove-unused-file-argument-from-spufs_run_spu.patch
spufs-use-find_first_bit-instead-of-sched_find_first_bit.patch

should be pushed back into 2.6.24 because it all arrived too late.

I guess you're all doing that to Paul on a regular basis.  Bad.