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Date:      Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:12:35 +0200
From:      martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk>
To:        freebsd-performance@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-performance@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Finding what's causing I/O
Message-ID:  <4339B5C3.4050703@pobox.sk>
In-Reply-To: <20050927014821.GA96389@voi.aagh.net>
References:  <20050922214709.Q50836@zoraida.natserv.net>	<84dead7205092219023228cdf5@mail.gmail.com>	<20050923080435.J58927@zoraida.natserv.net>	<20050923122011.GV33413@yahoo-inc.com> <4337A277.4060200@pobox.sk> <20050927014821.GA96389@voi.aagh.net>

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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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