Load is the average number of processes in the CPU's run queue (waiting for time on the processor), whereas CPU utilization is the percentage of CPU cycles that are currently utilized for doing work. Both can be interesting to watch and can tell you different things about the nature of a system's processing health
-Corey Goldberg -----Original Message----- From: Brian Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Feb 22, 2005 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mrtg] Load vs CPU Please excuse my ignorance.Can someone explain the difference between average load and CPU utilization? Brian -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
