Digital UNIX v4.0B & swap

From: Randy M. Hayman <haymanr_at_icefog.sois.alaska.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 97 08:35:29 -0800

Greetings -

I have some code which is supposed to get swap file usage information, though
I am getting some discrepencies (any clues as to why?):

code snippet:

#include <sys/table.h>
struct tbl_swapinfo t_swapinfo;

swap_info(void)
{
    if( 0 > (table(TBL_SWAPINFO, -1, &t_swapinfo, 1, sizeof(t_swapinfo))) )
        fprintf(stdout, "Can't get swap device information.\n");

    abort(); /* dump core for me argentina */
}

(dbx) p t_swapinfo
struct {
    flags = 1
    size = 112306 <<<<<<<<<<<<< size (pages)
    free = 93973 <<<<<<<<<<<<< free (pages)
    dev = 8389633
    ino = 0
}


swapon -s output from the same instant in time:

Swap partition /dev/rz1b (default swap):
    Allocated space: 16896 pages (132MB)
    In-use space: 5787 pages ( 34%)
    Free space: 11109 pages ( 65%)

Swap partition /dev/rz3g:
    Allocated space: 95410 pages (745MB)
    In-use space: 5517 pages ( 5%)
    Free space: 89893 pages ( 94%)


Total swap allocation:
    Allocated space: 112306 pages (877MB) <<<<<<<<< size
    Reserved space: 17017 pages ( 15%)
    In-use space: 11304 pages ( 10%)
    Available space: 95289 pages ( 84%) <<<<<<<<< free


So, why the discrepency? It doesn't matter if I'm using immediate or deferred
mode swapping, or if I have one or more swap partitions - apparently the
tbl_swapinfo table isn't getting updated as I expect.


Randy Hayman
haymanr_at_icefog.alaska.edu
Received on Wed Apr 23 1997 - 18:51:22 NZST

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