Results of Michael Bacarella's request (too big for dist list, so only Michael and Michael/Monty got the full reply, this is shortened for the list so a possible light bulb can go off):
3.23.51: > ps -eo pid,tt,user,fname,tmout,f,wchan PID TT USER COMMAND TMOUT F WCHAN 1 ? root init - 100 do_select 2 ? root keventd - 040 context_thread 3 ? root ksoftirq - 040 ksoftirqd 4 ? root ksoftirq - 040 - 5 ? root kswapd - 040 kswapd 6 ? root bdflush - 040 bdflush 7 ? root kupdated - 040 kupdate 8 ? root mdrecove - 040 md_thread 17 ? root kjournal - 040 end 92 ? root khubd - 040 end 192 ? root kjournal - 040 end 193 ? root kjournal - 040 end 685 ? root syslogd - 040 do_select 690 ? root klogd - 140 do_syslog 710 ? rpc portmap - 140 do_poll 738 ? rpcuser rpc.stat - 140 do_select 923 ? root xinetd - 140 do_select 963 ? root sendmail - 140 do_select 994 ? root crond - 040 nanosleep 1044 ? xfs xfs - 140 do_select 1080 ? daemon atd - 040 nanosleep 1112 ? root miniserv - 040 do_select 1117 tty2 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1118 tty3 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1119 tty4 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1120 tty5 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1121 tty6 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1285 tty1 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 14125 ? root sshd - 140 do_select 409 ? root php - 000 inet_wait_for_connect 9097 ? root sshd - 140 - 9099 pts/0 root bash - 100 wait4 9164 pts/0 root safe_mys - 100 wait4 9192 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 100 - 9194 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 do_poll 9195 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9196 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9197 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9198 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9199 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9200 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9201 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9202 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9203 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9204 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9205 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9206 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9207 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9208 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9209 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9210 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9211 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 unix_stream_data_wait 9212 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9213 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9214 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9215 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9216 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9217 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9218 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9219 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9220 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9221 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9222 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9223 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9224 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9225 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9226 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9227 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9228 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9229 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9230 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9231 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9232 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9233 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9234 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9235 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9236 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9237 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9238 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9239 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9240 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9241 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9242 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9243 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9244 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9245 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9247 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9248 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9249 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9250 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9251 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9252 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9254 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9255 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9256 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9258 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9259 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9260 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9261 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9263 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9264 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9265 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9266 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9267 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9268 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9269 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9274 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9275 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9276 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9277 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9278 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9279 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9280 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9281 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9282 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9283 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9285 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9286 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9287 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9289 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9290 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9291 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9292 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9293 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9294 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9296 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9297 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9298 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9299 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9300 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9301 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9302 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9303 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9304 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9305 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9306 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9307 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9308 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9309 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9310 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9311 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9312 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9313 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9314 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9315 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9316 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9317 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9318 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9319 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9320 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9321 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9322 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9324 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9325 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9326 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9327 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9328 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9329 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9330 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9331 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9332 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9333 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9334 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9335 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9339 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9340 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9341 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9342 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9344 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9345 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9346 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9348 pts/0 root ps - 000 - 9349 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9350 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9351 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9352 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9353 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - 9354 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 - The server was at load 0.70. Then I switched to .51 and the above is at load 53. So I switched back to .47 and this is the result: 3.23.47: > ps -eo pid,tt,user,fname,tmout,f,wchan PID TT USER COMMAND TMOUT F WCHAN 1 ? root init - 100 do_select 2 ? root keventd - 040 context_thread 3 ? root ksoftirq - 040 ksoftirqd 4 ? root ksoftirq - 040 ksoftirqd 5 ? root kswapd - 040 kswapd 6 ? root bdflush - 040 bdflush 7 ? root kupdated - 040 kupdate 8 ? root mdrecove - 040 md_thread 17 ? root kjournal - 040 end 92 ? root khubd - 040 end 192 ? root kjournal - 040 end 193 ? root kjournal - 040 end 685 ? root syslogd - 040 do_select 690 ? root klogd - 140 do_syslog 710 ? rpc portmap - 140 do_poll 738 ? rpcuser rpc.stat - 140 do_select 923 ? root xinetd - 140 do_select 963 ? root sendmail - 140 do_select 994 ? root crond - 040 nanosleep 1044 ? xfs xfs - 140 do_select 1080 ? daemon atd - 040 nanosleep 1112 ? root miniserv - 040 do_select 1117 tty2 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1118 tty3 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1119 tty4 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1120 tty5 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1121 tty6 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 1285 tty1 root mingetty - 100 read_chan 14125 ? root sshd - 140 do_select 409 ? root php - 000 nanosleep 9097 ? root sshd - 140 do_select 9099 pts/0 root bash - 100 wait4 9369 pts/0 root safe_mys - 100 wait4 9397 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 100 do_select 9399 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 do_poll 9400 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9401 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9402 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9403 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9404 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9405 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9406 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9407 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9408 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9409 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9410 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9411 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9412 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9413 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9414 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9415 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9416 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9417 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9418 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9419 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9420 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9421 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait <more of same> 9854 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9855 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9856 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9857 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9858 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9859 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9860 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9861 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9862 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9865 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9866 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9870 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9873 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9874 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9875 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9876 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 tcp_data_wait 9878 pts/0 mysql mysqld - 040 rt_sigsuspend 9885 pts/0 root ps - 100 - 9886 pts/0 root more - 000 read_chan This is obviously different. 3.23.47 is in tcp_data_wait. 3.23.51 is usually doing nothing (!) or in suspend. Odd. Sincerely, Steven Roussey http://Network54.com/?pp=e > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Bacarella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 11:20 pm > To: Steven Roussey > Subject: Re: Load problems with 3.23.51 > > Can you humor me and try running the command: > > ps -eo pid,tt,user,fname,tmout,f,wchan > > on that system a few times? Mine was far too hosed for this command > to ever get off the ground. I think that'd help determine > if there's some syscall that's sucking up all that cpu. > > -M --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php