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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:42:23 -0600
From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Cc: void <float@firedrake.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: "iowait" CPU state
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In the last episode (Nov 10), Dag-Erling Smorgrav said:
> void <float@firedrake.org> writes:
> > Is there any reason top couldn't add these up and report a %iowait
> > like Solaris'?
> 
> Yes. It would conceal valuable information. Do the adding up in your
> head.

I can't see how it would conceal information, since it would simply
change "90% idle" to "10% idle  80% iowait".

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	Dan Nelson
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