Curtis Zinzilieta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Er ... it *is* the other way around. bi is blocks in (to the CPU),
>> bo is blocks out (from the CPU).
> Ummm.....
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] T2]$ man vmstat
> bi: Blocks sent to a block device (blocks/s).
> bo: Blocks received from a block device (blocks/s).
You might want to have a word with your OS vendor. My vmstat
man page says
IO
bi: Blocks received from a block device (blocks/s).
bo: Blocks sent to a block device (blocks/s).
and certainly anyone who's been around a computer more than a week or
two knows which direction "in" and "out" are customarily seen from.
regards, tom lane
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