#!/usr/sbin/dtrace -s /* * seeksize.d - analyse disk head seek distance by process. * Written using DTrace (Solaris 10 3/05). * * Disk I/O events caused by processes will in turn cause the disk heads * to seek. This program analyses those seeks, so that we can determine * if processes are causing the disks to seek in a "random" or "sequential" * manner. * * 15-Jun-2005, ver 1.00 * * USAGE: seeksize.d # wait several seconds, then hit Ctrl-C * * FIELDS: * PID process ID * CMD command and argument list * value distance in disk blocks (sectors) * count number of I/O operations * * SEE ALSO: bitesize.d, iosnoop * * Standard Disclaimer: This is freeware, use at your own risk. * * 11-Sep-2004 Brendan Gregg Created this. * 10-Oct-2004 " " Rewrote to use the io provider. */ #pragma D option quiet /* * Print header */ dtrace:::BEGIN { printf("Sampling... Hit Ctrl-C to end.\n"); } self int last[dev_t]; /* * Process io start */ io:::start { /* fetch details */ this->dev = args[0]->b_edev; this->blk = args[0]->b_blkno; this->size = args[0]->b_bcount; cmd = (string)curpsinfo->pr_psargs; } io:::start /self->last[this->dev] != 0/ { /* calculate seek distance */ this->dist = this->blk - self->last[this->dev] > 0 ? this->blk - self->last[this->dev] : self->last[this->dev] - this->blk; /* store details */ @Size[pid,cmd] = quantize(this->dist); } io:::start { /* save last position of disk head */ self->last[this->dev] = this->blk + this->size / 512; } /* * Print final report */ dtrace:::END { printf("\n%8s %s\n","PID","CMD"); printa("%8d %s\n%@d\n",@Size); }