Re: Finding what's causing I/O

From: martinko (martinkov_at_pobox.sk)
Date: 09/27/05

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    Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:12:35 +0200
To: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net>

    Thomas Hurst wrote:
    > * 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
    >

    many thanks!
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