Re: Finding what's causing I/O

From: Thomas Hurst (tom.hurst_at_clara.net)
Date: 09/27/05

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To: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk>

    * martinko (martinkov@pobox.sk) wrote:

    > well, thanks for the switch. i couldn't find any
    > description/explanation of/on the columns (VCSW,..) in top(1) man
    > page, though. :(

    VCSW = Voluntary Context Switch
    IVCSW = Involuntary Context Switch

    A very nice article on the meaning of these is here:

      http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=366888&seqNum=3&rl=1 

    -- 
Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst
    http://hur.st/
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