On Apr 8, 8:54 pm, Eric Lambert <eric.d.lamb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fair point .... so this raises a question about who is the audience for > the stats. If we expect the stats to be mainly consumed by tools and > monitoring frameworks, then I agree that we should just generate raw > numbers, but if we expect people to be directly using the stats, then I > think there is some value in these calculated numbers, even though they > are less than precise. Should we split the difference and generate both > the raw number and the calculated ratio?
As much as I hate the phrase, it sounds like ``just do both'' makes perfect sense here. 1) Find out how much memory is in use, and how much is actually required *right now*. 2) Trend the data over time. Two variables increment -- only one decrements. (sounds better if you say it with your dramatic voice)
