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PCP-SLABINFO(1) General Commands Manual PCP-SLABINFO(1)

NAME top

   **pcp-slabinfo** - Report statistics for kernel slab allocator

SYNOPSIS top

   **pcp** [_pcp options_] **slabinfo** [**-a** _archive_] [**-s** _samples_] [**-Z** _timezone_]

DESCRIPTION top

   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:
   **HEADER         DESCRIPTION**
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   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 top

   **-a** _file_, **--archive**=_file_
          Fetch /proc/slabinfo for a specified archive _file_

   **-s** _count_, **--samples**=_count_
          Get the slabinfo statistics for specified number of samples
          _count_

   **-V**, **--version**
          Display version number and exit.

   **-z**, **--hostzone**
          Use the local timezone of the host that is the source of
          the performance metrics, as identified by either the **-h** or
          the **-a** options.  The default is to use the timezone of the
          local host.

   **-Z** _timezone_, **--timezone**=_timezone_
          Use _timezone_ for the date and time.  _Timezone_ is in the
          format of the environment variable **TZ** as described in
          [environ(7)](../man7/environ.7.html).

   **-?**, **--help**
          Display usage message and exit.

NOTES top

   **pcp-slabinfo** collects information from _/proc/slabinfo_.

PCP ENVIRONMENT top

   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)](../man5/pcp.conf.5.html).

   For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see
   [pmGetOptions(3)](../man3/pmGetOptions.3.html).

SEE ALSO top

   [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html), [pcp(1)](../man1/pcp.1.html), [pmParseInterval(3)](../man3/pmParseInterval.3.html), [environ(7)](../man7/environ.7.html).

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