Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >perf record -g will go a long way towards such a tool already - but i >think it would be useful to create a more top-alike view as well. perf record -g doesn't help when the issue is that we're recording a single process and the actual work is being done in another unrelated process that is just being woken up. Sure, you can do a system wide recording, but that shows all kinds of unrelated noise and requires root permissions. So those rcu threads really need to go. Linus -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>