Re: Lockmetering on uniprocessor kernels?

[Frank Hofmann - European Solaris CTE-Sustaining Engineering <Frank.Hofmann@xxxxxxx>]

> Is there any stated reason that lockmeters can't/shouldn't
> be used in uniproc kernels? Is this by design or coincidence?
> I'm curious.

It makes no sense. The default Linux kernel (which the lockmeter patches
are against) does not do kernel-level preemption. Hence, all locking ops
on uniprocessor machines are guaranteed to succeed under Linux.
So what would you want to measure ?

Bye,
Frank