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Re: PCP Network Latency PMDA

To: Ken McDonell <kenj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PCP Network Latency PMDA
From: fche@xxxxxxxxxx (Frank Ch. Eigler)
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:57:10 -0400
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In-reply-to: <53A352FF.9090906@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Ken McDonell's message of "Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:15:43 +1000")
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kenj wrote:

> [...]  Depending on the overhead of this instrumentation, you may
> wish to consider using an additional control variable and pmStore(1)
> to allow a user to enable or disable the collection [...]

FWIW, I wish we leaned less on this particular technique.  The pmda
infrastructure has the ability to track individual pcp clients coming
and going.  So, a pmda can/should activate collection on demand, not
based on a contentious and non-obvious global variable.

- FChE

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