Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu!srp From: srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: itty bitty IRIX questions Message-ID: Date: 2 Jun 91 18:02:03 GMT References: <9106020322.AA12664@crow.omni.co> Sender: daemon@cgl.ucsf.edu Lines: 25 mg@godzilla.cgl.rmit.oz.au (Mike Gigante) writes: >rpaul@crow.UUCP (Rodian Paul) writes: >]Randy Carpenter asked: >]] | 2.) Why does ps(1) take so long every once in a while but then >]] | has good response at other times. >]Dave Olson answered: >]] If you change /unix, or remove /tmp/.ps_data, the file gets re-created, >]] which takes a while. After that ps runs faster. Basicly it saves ps >]] having to grub through the kernel symbol table on each invocation. >]] My experience is that a change in /dev, or /etc/passwd will also trigger the remake of the .ps_data - Scott -- Scott Presnell +1 (415) 476-9890 Pharm. Chem., S-926 Internet: srp@cgl.ucsf.edu University of California UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!srp San Francisco, CA. 94143-0446 Bitnet: srp@ucsfcgl.bitnet