Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of RTSsummaryEvents

Timestamp:

01/05/12 09:08:23 (17 months ago)

Author:

MikolajKonarski (IP: 95.160.111.162)

Comment:

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RTSsummaryEvents

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-This is quite convoluted: total words copied during parallel GCs divided
+This computed in a quite convoluted way in the +RTS -s code. Ask JaffaCake if it could be simplified.
+The current computation seems to be the following: total words copied during parallel GCs divided
 by the average over all parallel GCs of maximal number of words copied
-by any thread in a single par GC. Events needed: the events added above suffice,
+by any thread in a single par GC. Events needed: the events added above probably suffice,
 but quite a bit of extra state will have to be maintained when reading
-the events. Ask JaffaCake if +RTS -s could be modified to make this figure simpler.
+the events, especially if we want to stick to the current, complex computation.
 
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