Re: [PATCH] getrusage sucks

[Alan Cox]

On Gwe, 2005-11-11 at 02:11 +0100, Claudio Scordino wrote:
> > You need to wrap this with a read_lock(&tasklist_lock) to be safe, I think.
> 
> Right. Probably this was the meaning also of Hua's mail. Sorry, but I didn't 
> get it immediately.
> 
> So, what if I do as follows ? Do you see any problem with this solution ?

It will depend on the data accuracy. If the information on cpu usage is
very accurate then it becomes a way to analyse what is happening to
tasks you don't own - such as say cryptographic functions in the web
server...

Otherwise, or with an owner check I see no real problem with the concept

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