microsoft / microsoft/CLRInstrumentationEngine

AllowLogEntry() called in LoggerService's Log*() methods are behind a critical section

Open
#263 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug
Dominant language
C++
Stars
102
Forks
52
Avg merge
13h 11m
Merged PRs (30d)
6

Description

Investigate the perf gain of removing this additional check. See #257

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #257 and the LoggerService Log* methods mentioned here. Measure the performance impact of the additional AllowLogEntry() check while considering the existing critical section; done means providing evidence for whether removing it is beneficial.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.