On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 17:32:16 +0900, Daniel C. Sobral wrote:
> "Kenneth D. Merry" wrote:
> >
> > I think vmstat(8) might be a better fit than iostat. vmstat already
> > displays kernel memory usage (-m), interrupt usage (-i), paging stats (-s),
> > and zone allocator stats (-z).
>
> That's vmstat's problem, not a feature. :-)
>
> That kind of thinking is what led to Linux /proc.
>
> > Since vmstat already has "kitchen sink" type functionality (i.e. a wide
> > variety of uses), I think it would probably work better to put this new
> > functionality there.
>
> If it's not vm-related, it shouldn't be listed by vmstat.
Interrupts aren't vm-related either, yet vmstat displays them.
> > iostat is also designed primarily for continuous output use -- displaying a
> > line of stats every N seconds. vmstat is also designed for that in its
>
> That's the objection I raised to Mike. :-) I suggested systat, though
> that has it's problems too.
Well, perhaps this stuff should go in its own utility, since it doesn't
really seem to fit anywhere else.
Ken
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