* martinko ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> well, thanks for the switch. i couldn't find any
> description/explanation of/on the columns (VCSW,..) in top(1) man
> page, though. :(
VCSW = Voluntary Context Switch
IVCSW = Involuntary Context Switch
A very nice article on the meaning of these is here:
Shanker Balan wrote:
Hello,
Francisco Reyes wrote,
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Joseph Koshy wrote:
Is there a way to find out which program(s) are causing the I/O?
ktrace(8); you can use it to trace all descendants of 'init'.
Looking at the man page it's non-obvious how to use it (to me).
Sp