Hi all, load is not realy a cpu usage %. In facts it is sum of many % (cpu real load, memory, buffers, etc...) that explain why load can up over 5.0 for each cpu without any crash or freeze of the host.
we should consider load as a "host" ressources %... this is not real of course but this is more real, than considering it as only cpu use. For example, in facts, all my machines run permanently about 1.1 or 1.2 and sometimes for a short time (few minutes) goes up to 2.5 to 3.0 of load. so I don't worry, before 5.0, we should not worry about that. regards > ---------------------------------------- > From: Joel Carnat <j...@carnat.net> > Sent: Tue May 31 09:10:59 CEST 2011 > To: Tony Abernethy <t...@servasoftware.com> > Subject: Re: I don't get where the load comes from > > > Le 31 mai 2011 ` 08:10, Tony Abernethy a icrit : > > Joel Carnat wrote > >> well, compared to my previous box, running NetBSD/xen, the same services > >> and showing about 0.3-0.6 of load ; I thought a load of 1.21 was quite > much. > > > > Different systems will agree on the spelling of the word load. > > That is about as much agreement as you can expect. > > Does the 0.3-0.6 really mean 30-60 percent loaded? > > As far as I understood the counters on my previous nbsd box, 0.3 meant that > the > cpu was used at 30% of it's total capacity. Then, looking at the sys/user > counters, > I'd see what kind of things the system was doing. > > > 1.21 tasks seems kinda low for a multi-tasking system. > > ok :) > Cordialement Francois Pussault 3701 - 8 rue Marcel Pagnol 31100 ToulouseB FranceB +33 6 17 230 820 B +33 5 34 365 269 fpussa...@contactoffice.fr
