pcp-slabinfo(1) — Linux manual page
PCP-SLABINFO(1) General Commands Manual PCP-SLABINFO(1)
NAME
pcp-slabinfo - Report statistics for kernel slab allocator
statistics
SYNOPSIS
pcp [pcp options] slabinfo [-s samples] [-a archive] [-Z
--timezone] [-z --hostzone] [-V Version]
DESCRIPTION
The pcp-slabinfo command is used for viewing different stats
related to slab. It helps users analyze useful information
related to the slab allocator. The information includes the
total number of objects that are currently active, allocated
objects, pages per slab, etc. By default, pcp-slabinfo reports
live data for the local host.
The statistics shown are as follows:
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active_objs The number of objects that are currently active
(i.e., in use)
num_objs The total number of allocated objects (i.e.
objects that are both in use and not in use).
objsize The size of objects in this slab, in bytes.
objperslab The number of objects stored in each slab.
pagesperslab The number of pages allocated for each slab
active_slabs The number of active slabs.
num_slabs The total number of slabs.
OPTIONS
-a, --archive
Fetch /proc/slabinfo for a specified archive file
-s, --samples
Get the slabinfo for the specified number of samples count
-z, --hostzone
Set the reporting timezone to the local time of metrics
source
-Z, --timezone
Set the reporting timezone
-V, --version
Display the version number and exit.
-?, --help
Display the usage message and exit.
NOTES
pcp-slabinfo collects information from /proc/slabinfo and aims to
be command-line and output compatible with it.
PCP ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to
parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each
installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values
for these variables. The $PCP_CONF variable may be used to
specify an alternative configuration file, as described in
pcp.conf(5).
For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see
pmGetOptions(3).
SEE ALSO
PCPIntro(1), pcp(1), pmParseInterval(3), environ(7).
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