On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 02:42:58AM -0400, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> > In .../fs/proc/proc_misc.c:kstat_read_proc(), the cpu line is being
> > computed by:
> > 
> >         len = sprintf(page, "cpu  %u %u %u %lu\n", user, nice, system,
> >                       jif * smp_num_cpus - (user + nice + system));
> 
> This is pretty bogus. The idle time can run _backwards_ on an SMP
> system. What is "top" supposed to do with that, print a negative
> number for %idle time? (some versions do, while others truncate
> at zero or wrap around to 4 billion -- pick your poison)

Just a "me too". I've seen this with one or two days uptime
already. An idle of more than 40.000%. May be this means, that
the machine was _very_ bored and needs my attention ;-)

cat /proc/cpuinfo

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 851.987
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat 
pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1697.38

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 851.987
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat 
pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1697.38

Just FYI.

Regards

Ingo Oeser
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