#pmieconf-rules 1
# --- DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE --- see pmieconf(5)
#

rule	cpu.syscall
	summary	= "$rule$"
	predicate =
"some_host (
    kernel.all.syscall $hosts$ 
        > hinv.ncpu $hosts$ * $threshold$ count/sec
)"
	enabled	= yes
	version	= 1
	help	=
"Average number of system calls per CPU per second exceeded
threshold over the past sample interval.";

string	rule
	default	= "High aggregate system call rate"
	modify	= no
	display	= no;

double	threshold
	default	= 10000
	help	=
"The threshold of system calls per second per CPU.  The appropriate
value here is a function of the processor type and the workload, but
here are some indicative figures of sustained system call rates for a
single process:
	getpid()                        - 380000 syscalls/sec
	lseek() to start of file        - 280000 syscalls/sec
	gettimeofday()                  - 200000 syscalls/sec
	read() at end of file           -  83000 syscalls/sec
	file creat() and close()        -  65000 syscalls/sec
	socket(), connect() and close() -   7000 syscalls/sec
(generated using an otherwise idle system with 180MHz R10000 processors).";

string	action_expand
	default	= %vscall/s@%h
	display	= no
	modify	= no;

string	email_expand
	default	= "host: %h aggregate syscalls/sec: %v"
	display	= no
	modify	= no;

#
# --- DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE --- see pmieconf(5)
