Are these changes backwards compatible with linux 2.4? I was off the list for a bit, I apologize, but what does wait-IO mean: an extension to cpu_x metrics?
cpu_user cpu_system cpu_waitIO (?) Also, which files does this patch touch? -Federico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Knoblauch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Federico Sacerdoti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Matt Massie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ganglia Developers" <ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [Ganglia-developers] new 3.0.0 snapshot 2.5.7 feedback > Frederico, Matt, > > would you consider the changes to support Linux-2.6.X wait-IO in gmond > for 2.5.7 if I sent you a patch or checked it in? 2.6.X is now in > pretty wide use and sampling the new metrics would be of value to > folks. > > Martin > --- Federico Sacerdoti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, 2.5.7 is exactly what its version number suggests: a small delta > > from 2.5.6. > > > > I'm not sure you all got the announcement I sent about it originally, > > > > but the only new thing is the cleanup thread in gmetad, more accurate > > > > TN calculations in gmetad's output, and a small patch from Rick > > Warner. > > > > --(from Sept 29th)-- > > > > Gmetad 2.5.x never had a cleaup thread, which caused a type of memory > > > > leak if there were lots of gmetrics from monitored clusters. This > > version 2.5.7 fixes this problem: a gmetad cleanup thread trims the > > metric hash tables of metrics whose DMAX (delete time) has been > > reached. > > > > > ===== > ------------------------------------------------------ > Martin Knoblauch > email: k n o b i AT knobisoft DOT de > www: http://www.knobisoft.de > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-developers mailing list > Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers >
