Re: [RFC][PATCH] ring-buffer: Have nested events still record running time stamp

From: Mathieu Desnoyers
Date: Thu Jun 25 2020 - 16:03:35 EST


----- On Jun 25, 2020, at 3:09 PM, rostedt rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:55:07 -0400 (EDT)
> Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What are the types used for before_stamp and write_stamp ? If those
>> are 64-bit integers, how does sharing them between nested contexts
>> work on 32-bit architectures ?
>
> BTW, I forgot to state in either of my two emails, THANK YOU!
>
> I really appreciate the thorough review of this patch, and I welcome
> the challenges you give me to make sure I can verify all that I claim
> can happen.

You're welcome! I believe these discussions we've been having for the past
10+ years on ring buffer design have helped improve our respective projects.

I'm glad to be of service!

Thanks,

Mathieu


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Mathieu Desnoyers
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