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From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>
To: Ask List <askthelist@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Runnable threads on run queue
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 23:19:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060708221923.GA1893@gallifrey> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20060708T220409-206@post.gmane.org>

* Ask List (askthelist@gmail.com) wrote:
> Have an issue maybe someone on this list can help with. 

<snip>

> Please help.
> 
> procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
>  r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in    cs us sy id wa
> 83  0   1328 301684  37868 1520632    0    0     0   264  400  1332 98  2  0  0
> 17  0   1328 293936  37868 1520688    0    0     0     0  537   979 97  3  0  0
> 73  0   1328 293688  37868 1520712    0    0     0     0  268  2643 98  2  0  0
> 80  0   1328 277220  37868 1520756    0    0     0     0  351   824 98  2  0  0
> 49  0   1328 262452  37868 1520800    0    0     0     0  393  1882 97  3  0  0
> 45  0   1328 246796  37868 1520828    0    0     0   304  302  1631 96  4  0  0
> 55  0   1328 243852  37868 1520872    0    0     0     0  356  1101 99  1  0  0
> 17  0   1328 228672  37868 1520916    0    0     0     0  336   748 97  3  0  0
>  0  0   1328 299948  37868 1520956    0    0     0     0  299   821 78  3 19  0
>  0  0   1328 299184  37868 1520960    0    0     0     0  168    78  8  0 92  0

Could you also post the output of iostat -x 1  covering the same period?
(You might need to restrict the set of devices if you have a lot)
The pattern of bursts of output is something I've seen on apps
just trying to do continuous large writes and I'm wondering
what you are seeing there.

Dave
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-07-08 22:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-07-08 20:18 Runnable threads on run queue Ask List
2006-07-08 21:18 ` Chase Venters
2006-07-08 22:54   ` Ask List
2006-07-08 22:19 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert [this message]
2006-07-08 23:08   ` Ask List
2006-07-09  7:20 ` Mike Galbraith
2006-07-09 23:38   ` Horst von Brand
2006-07-12  4:14   ` Ask List
2006-07-12  5:40     ` Mike Galbraith
2006-07-13 19:05       ` Ask List
2006-07-09  8:33 ` Rik van Riel
2006-07-12  3:55   ` Ask List
     [not found] <fa.CQngdtRN/1xSBi2RLvhjLxBm1bE@ifi.uio.no>
2006-07-09 16:11 ` Robert Hancock

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