Thread Diagnostics - Run Time

Shown above is an example of how the shell can display the threads that have the highest run time, ie:- the length of time that they have run.

At the top of this list is the thread 'TH_WRITE_SCON1A'. This is the thread that writes data to the backup process so we would expect it to be busy.

This type of data is an invaluable aid to fault finding.

Key to the columns -

• INDEX

  The index showing where this thread can be found in the thread table.

• NAME

  The unique name of the thread in the thread table.

• CON

  The current condition of this thread.
  
  • 'S' - waiting on read from a socket from another system
  • 'I' - waiting for input to be entered on the keyboard
  • '-' - Currently idle (not waiting or running)

• STA

  The current state that this thread is processing.

• BLO

  The number of dynamic data blocks that this thread currently owns.
  A thread may only own three blocks (unless it specifically requests more).

• TIM

  The number of outstanding timers that this thread currently owns.

• RUN

  The length of time, in seconds, that this thread has run since the process was started.

• WAIT

  The length of time, in seconds, that this thread has been blocked from running since the process was started.