At 2002-05-02T02:15:36Z, Seneca Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> So, something I was wondering about would generally be considered a > maximum "safe" load average. I have had some problems with some hardware > that look almost as if this machine wants to become a toaster (hopefully > the hardware wasn't damaged, only confused, by the heat). "Safe"? I think you should be more interested in CPU states than load average. For example, consider running 50 webserver processes, all of which are in an I/O wait state. Your load average may be near 50, but your CPU may be sitting mostly idle. As another example, pretend you're running an RC5 or Seti-At-Home client. In that case, your CPU will almost certainly be running at near 100%, but your load average may only be 1.0. -- Kirk Strauser -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
