Linux kstat IO and TIMER printed values as signed. However the counters
only increment. Thus humans looking at the data can be confused when
the counters roll over.
Note: The recommended use of these values is to monitor the derivative,
which don't really care about the sign. See explanations related to
non-negative derivatives in the various time-series databases.
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Reviewed-by: Giuseppe Di Natale <guss80@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Hutter <hutter2@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Richard Elling <Richard.Elling@RichardElling.com>
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