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Elements of the MESSAGES Display

Example

This example displays message information for processor 2 since it was last loaded:

> PEEK / CPU 2 / MESSAGES

PEEK - T9050G09 - (05AUG02) SYSTEM \TAHOE

SYSTEM \TAHOE

23 FEB 2004, 12:27___ELAPSD 24:45:54___CPU 2(NSR-T)

BUS SENDS: UNSEQUENCED: 767,746 CONTROL PACKETS: 176,176

MQCS: MAX BUILT NOW BUILT NOW FREE STEALS UNLOCKS

CNT: 60 41 40 0 19

When you enter the command PEEK /CPU 0/ MESSAGES on a system running H-

series or J-series RVU, an output similar to this example is generated:

PEEK - T9050H02 - (01MAY05) - (31MAY05) SYSTEM \HALF3

SYSTEM \HALF3

8 JUN 2005 , 12:38___ELAPSD 16:13:29___CPU 0(NSE-P)

BUS SENDS: UNSEQUENCED: 96,353 CONTROL PACKETS: 0

MQCS: MAX BUILT NOW BUILT NOW FREE STEALS UNLOCKS

CNT: 64 64 19 0 0

Table 2-4. MESSAGES Elements Reported in the MESSAGES Display

Element Description

BUS SENDS Number of these SEND instructions that have been run:

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UNSEQUENCED — number of 1-packet messages such as “I'm alive”

and message acknowledgments

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CONTROL PACKETS — number of sequenced transmissions

performed

MQCS Number of message quick cells in these states:



MAX BUILT — maximum number of MQCs that have been allocated

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NOW BUILT — current number of MQCs allocated



NOW FREE — number of MQCs currently free

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STEALS — number of replacements performed in all MQCs

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UNLOCKS — number of deallocations performed in all MQCs

CNT Number of MQCs in a specified state (MAX BUILT, NOW BUILT, NOW

FREE, STEALS, and UNLOCKS)