Template:Did you know nominations/iostat

iostat
Verified. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:57, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that early versions of the computer system monitoring tool iostat, if running on multiprocessor systems, can misinterpret one processor being in a state where it is waiting for I/O, as meaning that all processors in the system are having to wait?
 * alt ... that early versions of iostat, the computer system monitoring tool, when running on multiprocessor systems can interpret one processor waiting for I/O to wrongly mean that all processors in the system are also waiting?
 * Reviewed: Manuel Gálvez
 * Comment: 5x expansion. And yes, this is about as interesting as a hook can get, for a command line operating system tool mostly not used on consumer operating systems.

Created/expanded by Demiurge1000 (talk). Self nom at 23:43, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Note, I struck my own original hook as I prefer MathewTownsend's alt suggestion. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:42, 18 April 2012 (UTC)