RE: patch so cciss stats are collected in /proc/stat

Miller, Mike (OS Dev)
2004-09-29T19:26:17Z

> mike.miller@hp.com wrote:
> > Currently cciss statistics are not collected in /proc/stat.
> This patch
> > bumps DK_MAX_MAJOR to 111 to fix that. This has been a
> common complaint
> > by customers wishing to gather info about cciss devices.
> > Please consider this for inclusion. Applies to 2.4.28-pre3.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > mikem
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
> >
> > diff -burNp lx2428-pre1.orig/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
> lx2428-pre1/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
> > --- lx2428-pre1.orig/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
> 2004-08-23 15:41:43.640300000 -0500
> > +++ lx2428-pre1/include/linux/kernel_stat.h 2004-08-23
> 15:43:07.097613064 -0500
> > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
> > * used by rstatd/perfmeter
> > */
> >
> > -#define DK_MAX_MAJOR 16
> > +#define DK_MAX_MAJOR 111
> > #define DK_MAX_DISK 16
> >
> > struct kernel_stat {
> > -
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> The answer to this is to use the latest sysstat tools. the latest
> version of iostat, sar, etc draw information out of /proc/partitions
> rather than out of /proc/stat. Or are you using some other
> home rolled
> tool in this case?
>
> Neil

It's customers that are doing this. I think some of them are using their own tools. Others are probably using whatever comes on their distro.

mikem

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