Linux Operating System Source Code: IBM Patches

 
count_active_tasks
Description:
O(1) implementation of load average calculation during timer interrupt.
Developer:
William Irwin
Status:
Submitted to project

Notes:

Uses a per-cpu split counter updated on task state transitions to keep task activity statistics up-to-date.

Release Notes Date Files
2.4.19-pre2-ac3 Release Notes 2002-03-09  
  File Notes   count_active-2.4.19-pre2-ac3.patch.gz