Re: top columns VCSW and IVCSW

2007-09-21 Thread Bill Moran
Andreas Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I couldn't find it in the man page and Google turned up with nothing of > value so I ask here. > What does the top (in IO mode) columns VCSW and IVCSW mean? Voluntary Context Switches/second Involuntary Context Switches/second -- Bill Moran http:

Re: top columns VCSW and IVCSW

2007-09-21 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Sep 21), Andreas Pettersson said: > I couldn't find it in the man page and Google turned up with nothing > of value so I ask here. What does the top (in IO mode) columns VCSW > and IVCSW mean? Voluntary and Involuntary context switches. Voluntary ones are usually due to sysca

Re: top columns VCSW and IVCSW

2007-09-21 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2007-09-21 21:44, Andreas Pettersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I couldn't find it in the man page and Google turned up with nothing of > value so I ask here. > What does the top (in IO mode) columns VCSW and IVCSW mean? VCSW = 'Voluntary context switches' IVCSW = 'Involuntary context switche