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From: Stephan Mueller <stepmueller@phys.ethz.ch>
To: linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: rw stat clarification
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:45:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4103a3f702be0ccf0e6eeb34981b3d65@phys.ethz.ch> (raw)

Hi there

/sys/fs/xfs/$FS/stats/stats has a counter "rw" showing read and write 
call counters. The output is actually

rw #writes #reads  // eg first writes, than reads

This is quite confusing (at least for me), when the metric is called 
"rw" suggesting first reads, then writes. Also the docs [1] call it "rw 
- Read/Write Stats" but then list the fields in the correct order

   - xs_write_calls
   - xs_read_calls

May I go ahead and make it

rw #reads #writes

or better not break people's scripts and just add a clarification to 
docs?

   Have a nice day
   stephan

[1] https://xfs.org/index.php/Runtime_Stats#rw_-_Read/Write_Stats

             reply	other threads:[~2026-10-01 13:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-01 13:45 Stephan Mueller [this message]
2026-10-01 22:39 ` rw stat clarification Nathan Scott
2026-10-14 13:24   ` Christoph Hellwig

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