qa/pconf/cpu/system_calls


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#pmieconf-rules 1
#

rule	cpu.system_calls
	default	= "$rule$"
	predicate =
"some_host (
    ( kernel.all.syscall $hosts$ / hinv.ncpu $hosts$ )
	> $threshold$ count/sec
)"
	enabled	= no
	version	= 1
	help	=
"Average number of system calls per CPU per second exceeded threshold
over the past sample interval.";

string	rule
	default	= "high average system call rate per CPU"
	modify	= no
	display	= no;

double	threshold
	default	= 2500
	help	=
"The threshold of system calls per second per CPU.  The appropriate
value is a function of the processor type and the workload, but in
the range 500 (a few, expensive systems calls) to 5000 (many,
lightweight system calls) would be typical.";