Re: [LIP] Testing in SMP
Arun Sharma <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 10:30:59AM +0530, suresh kumar wrote: > Hi, > > I am porting some functionality into linux smp. I am not aware, as > how I can test the functionality once porting is completed. I would > like to know, as how the load is balanced, basically the profiling > etc...as one parameter. I can think of LTT for that. What other > parametres, that are to be considered, to test ANY functionality > being ported properly to smp linux, in general. The main thing you're probably looking for is scalability. Does your software run 1.9x faster or just 1.2x faster on a 2 way SMP box? Typical issues are cache line alignment of structures and locking granularity that suits your use case. -Arun ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click