Re: Display files currently in the buffer cache

From: Eric Anderson (anderson_at_centtech.com)
Date: 10/31/05

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To: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>

    Mark Kirkwood wrote:
    > Dear hackers,
    >
    > I'm interested in being able to display some data about the contents of
    > the buffer cache , say file name and page offset (something like IRIX's
    > 'bufview').
    >
    > Is there any utilities that do this currently? (searched around but
    > didn't see anything in ports).
    >
    > Assuming not, is it feasible to write one to do this? (if so, any
    > pointers appreciated - massive FreeBSD internals newbie here....).

    This would be a cool tool! I've been thinking of that too, and also
    would like to have a lkdump tool - which dumps information about
    currently locked files.

    Eric 

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