Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:27:22 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Harding <mvh@ix.netcom.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org, mi@aldan.algebra.com Subject: Re: load stays at 1 on an idle machine Message-ID: <20010310132722.BF1A4113E7A@netcom1.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103102356340.13280-100000@besplex.bde.org> (message from Bruce Evans on Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:58:51 %2B1100 (EST)) References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103102356340.13280-100000@besplex.bde.org>
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I have seen this behavior a number of times over the years, but never tracked it down. I even looked at the kernel code which computed the load to see if I could identify anything obvious. I have noticed that when this happes, the load is basically a completely stable value of 1.0 or very close to it, almost like it is in a locally stable state. Didn't look for zombies though - I use junkbuster and it always keeps a few zombies around because the main spawn loop is screwy. (grrr). - Mike Harding Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:58:51 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> X-Sender: bde@besplex.bde.org Cc: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Will Andrews wrote: > On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 10:39:53AM -0500, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > > I was running a single instance of SETI@Home, when I observed the load > > of 2. I stopped seti and the load went down to one. It stays there for > > about 20 hours already. The machine is idle: > top(1) doesn't show all stats relevant to the load average. Check > vmstat/systat/iostat/netstat/etc. Perhaps it is the entropy harvester reaping itself ;-). > Besides, the load average is a > worthless metric if you ask me. Erm, it is a fundamental part of the scheduler. The scheduler is b0rked, but not that part of it. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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