October 1994 Subject: How does one interpret buffer statistics?
Buffer statistics may be obtained with: mit2-gw.near.net>sh buffers Buffer elements: 433 in free list (500 max allowed) 82320311 hits, 0 misses, 0 created Small buffers, 104 bytes (total 202, permanent 120): 185 in free list (20 min, 250 max allowed) 34289219 hits, 4297 misses, 1307 trims, 1389 created Middle buffers, 600 bytes (total 104, permanent 90): 102 in free list (10 min, 200 max allowed) 6829533 hits, 1432 misses, 483 trims, 497 created Big buffers, 1524 bytes (total 90, permanent 90): 90 in free list (5 min, 300 max allowed) 3403884 hits, 56 misses, 1 trims, 1 created Large buffers, 5024 bytes (total 5, permanent 5): 5 in free list (0 min, 30 max allowed) 49984 hits, 13 misses, 20 trims, 20 created Huge buffers, 18024 bytes (total 0, permanent 0): 0 in free list (0 min, 4 max allowed) 0 hits, 0 misses, 0 trims, 0 created 5683 failures (0 no memory) You can interpret them: Total Number of buffers of that size that exist. Free Number of free buffers. Max Maximum size that the f
