> To implement this, the task struct would need a syscall counter,
> and every syscall would inc it. Also a global syscall counter
> would need to exist -- make that a 'per processor' counters.
> Reading them at /proc/something could be allowed not to show quite
> up to date data, and thus no need to have e.g. spinlocks.
>
Surely it would be cleaner to increment the syscall counters from
arch/i386/kernel/entry.S (or equivalent on other architectures) rather
than in
every syscall?
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>I've run DOOM more in the last few days than I have the last few months. I just love debugging ;-) (Linus Torvalds)
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