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diff --git a/Documentation/lockstat.txt b/Documentation/lockstat.txt index 9cb9138f7a79..65f4c795015d 100644 --- a/Documentation/lockstat.txt +++ b/Documentation/lockstat.txt | |||
| @@ -62,8 +62,20 @@ applicable). | |||
| 62 | It also tracks 4 contention points per class. A contention point is a call site | 62 | It also tracks 4 contention points per class. A contention point is a call site |
| 63 | that had to wait on lock acquisition. | 63 | that had to wait on lock acquisition. |
| 64 | 64 | ||
| 65 | - CONFIGURATION | ||
| 66 | |||
| 67 | Lock statistics are enabled via CONFIG_LOCK_STATS. | ||
| 68 | |||
| 65 | - USAGE | 69 | - USAGE |
| 66 | 70 | ||
| 71 | Enable collection of statistics: | ||
| 72 | |||
| 73 | # echo 1 >/proc/sys/kernel/lock_stat | ||
| 74 | |||
| 75 | Disable collection of statistics: | ||
| 76 | |||
| 77 | # echo 0 >/proc/sys/kernel/lock_stat | ||
| 78 | |||
| 67 | Look at the current lock statistics: | 79 | Look at the current lock statistics: |
| 68 | 80 | ||
| 69 | ( line numbers not part of actual output, done for clarity in the explanation | 81 | ( line numbers not part of actual output, done for clarity in the explanation |