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Subject: Re: Strange load averages on 5.3-STABLE
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David Fleck wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Michael Ross wrote:
> 
>>> last pid: 771; load averages: 176.65, 770.13, 926.55 up 0+00:03:13  
>>> 08:11:07
>>>
>> Your may have compiled kernel and userland from different sources.
>> " and programs like ps(1) and top(1) will fail to work until the 
>> kernel and source code versions are the same." from the handbook is 
>> what comes to my mind.

  I've compiled from the same source.

> I've also seen ridiculously-high load numbers when NFS-mounted 
> filesystems are inaccessible.  Usually that degrades system performance, 
> though.

  It's strange because everything is working fine and I don't use NFS on 
it. For example, the load hits 900 and suddenly it's 3.

-- 
Giovanni