Does mpstat can replace vmstat ?
I prefer to say right now, the answer is no !
However, mpstat can provide a minimum service to show essentials information about your CPU usage :
Show usage for all CPU (every 1s) : mpstat 1

Show usage for CPU number 2 (every 1s) : mpstat -P 2 1

It’s possible to retrieve CPU load (user/sys) and IO waits via a simple interface.
And I like the opportunity to focus on a single CPU. It can be a usefull tool for monitoring and scripting.
But there isn’t any information about the run queue processes and this is the bad news here !
So, let me know if you’ve used this tool, all comments are welcome.
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