lsof will show you what files are open and what process is accessing them. Not what you want, but it would get you part-way there. You could do some grepping and find out which processes have lots of files open, or diff the results over time and find out which processes access lots of files. Won't tell you about processes that have one file open and are constantly reading and writing it. On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > David Timms wrote: >> >> What tool can tell me why my hard disk light is essentially on, performing >> continuous access ? >> >> top doesn't seem to show the culprit since it mustn't use enough CPU. >> >> Fedora 9 i386 if it matters. >> >> Also, is there similar for network ? >> > Is there a tool which will allow me to track io by process? I can do it by > putting a printk in the kernel, rebuilding, and wading through MB of logs, > but what I want is a way to find out which process or kthread is writing to > my disk when the system is dead idle. > > Of course the logging operation causes disk i/o... so it's kind of ugly to > use. > > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
