Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:48:21 +0100 From: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net> To: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Finding what's causing I/O Message-ID: <20050927014821.GA96389@voi.aagh.net> In-Reply-To: <4337A277.4060200@pobox.sk> References: <20050922214709.Q50836@zoraida.natserv.net> <84dead7205092219023228cdf5@mail.gmail.com> <20050923080435.J58927@zoraida.natserv.net> <20050923122011.GV33413@yahoo-inc.com> <4337A277.4060200@pobox.sk>
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* 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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