RE: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-07-31 Thread K . J . Koster
Dear Jason, > > I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I > do a "w" command > on the box, I see this: > > 7:31PM up 74 days, 39 mins, 1 user, load averages: 1.12, 0.94, 0.93 > > This says I have a load of 1.12 over the past minute, or, for every > available CPU interval,

RE: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-03 Thread Jason Borkowsky
> >> > Greetings! I have a FreeBSD-4.5 box that is a specialized server box. It > >> > doesn't run any user processes and only runs a bunch of small, server > >> > efficient processes. > >> > > >> > I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I do a "w" > >> > command > >> > on the

RE: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-03 Thread John Baldwin
On 03-May-2002 Jason Borkowsky wrote: > >> > Greetings! I have a FreeBSD-4.5 box that is a specialized server box. It >> > doesn't run any user processes and only runs a bunch of small, server >> > efficient processes. >> > >> > I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I do a "w

RE: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-02 Thread Jason Borkowsky
> > Greetings! I have a FreeBSD-4.5 box that is a specialized server box. It > > doesn't run any user processes and only runs a bunch of small, server > > efficient processes. > > > > I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I do a "w" command > > on the box, I see this: > > > >

Re: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-02 Thread Ian Dowse
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jason Borkowsky writes: >1. How is it my load average is over 1, but my single CPU is 85% idle? This is quite possible due to process synchronisation, since there is no direct relationship between the load average and the percentage of time that the CPU is idle. T

RE: CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-02 Thread John Baldwin
On 02-May-2002 Jason Borkowsky wrote: > > Greetings! I have a FreeBSD-4.5 box that is a specialized server box. It > doesn't run any user processes and only runs a bunch of small, server > efficient processes. > > I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I do a "w" command > on

CPU context switching/load numbers

2002-05-02 Thread Jason Borkowsky
Greetings! I have a FreeBSD-4.5 box that is a specialized server box. It doesn't run any user processes and only runs a bunch of small, server efficient processes. I have an inconsistency that I am trying to explain. When I do a "w" command on the box, I see this: 7:31PM up 74 days, 39 mins,