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Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive



	Hi.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:23:29AM -0400, deb wrote:
> a.  Has anyone used iotop? thoughts?

Implemented in Python, so it's a toy. Was *the* thing back in 2.6.x
kernel's days.


> b. Can anyone recommend a different tool?

"iostat -kx 1" to pinpoint a drive.
"pidstat -dl 1" to point at a process eating I/O.

Both come with "sysstat" package.

"perf top", but it *does* require skill, knowledge and determination.

Reco


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