Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 16:31:17 -0400 From: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmstat's w column Message-ID: <47508b41-7a13-9b85-e432-82d5837023a5@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20171003202150.GA42540@mail.michaelwlucas.com> References: <20171003202150.GA42540@mail.michaelwlucas.com>
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On 10/03/2017 16:21, Michael W. Lucas wrote: > Hi, > > (This query brought to you courtesy of tech reviews on my new freeBSD > book.) > > On my -current box, vmstat(8) says: > > procs Information about the numbers of processes in various states. > > r in run queue > b blocked for resources (i/o, paging, etc.) > w runnable or short sleeper (< 20 secs) but swapped > > I've had a couple people report to me that they have w entries even > when only a few kilobytes are swapped out. > > Is the man page wrong? Or should I tell them to report that output as > a bug? > > Thanks, > ==ml > > > I wonder if the explanation needs a comma. It could be read as: running, or [short sleeper that is swapped out] But I don't actually know. -- Allan Jude
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