Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 01:41:04 GMT From: killing@multiplay.co.uk To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/47235: top reports inaccurate cpu usage Message-ID: <200301200141.h0K1f4lu016401@gromit.multiplay.co.uk>
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>Number: 47235 >Category: bin >Synopsis: top reports inaccurate cpu usage >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Jan 19 17:50:02 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Steven Hartland & >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Multiplay UK >Environment: System: FreeBSD gromit.multiplay.co.uk 5.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 16 22:16:53 GMT 2003 root@hollin.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 Ibm 370 thinkpad 450Mhz 128MB RAM >Description: When using top the totals at the top and the totals of the processes differ wildy e.g last pid: 13371; load averages: 1.02, 0.88, 0.51 up 0+02:22:35 01:33:35 35 processes: 2 running, 33 sleeping CPU states: 100% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% idle Mem: 27M Active, 58M Inact, 24M Wired, 5220K Cache, 22M Buf, 5324K Free Swap: 235M Total, 48K Used, 235M Free PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU CPU COMMAND 13370 root 132 0 10616K 10084K RUN 0:02 55.35% 5.27% cc1 13367 root 8 0 576K 444K wait 0:00 1.54% 0.15% make 456 killing 96 0 5372K 1936K select 0:04 0.00% 0.00% sshd 1962 root 96 0 2140K 1172K RUN 0:02 0.00% 0.00% top 385 root 96 0 2628K 1644K select 0:01 0.00% 0.00% sshd 10489 root 8 0 4080K 3976K wait 0:01 0.00% 0.00% make 661 killing 96 0 5372K 1960K select 0:01 0.00% 0.00% sshd 390 root 96 0 3124K 1872K select 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sendmail 618 root 20 0 1472K 964K pause 0:00 0.00% 0.00% csh 233 root 96 0 1172K 664K select 0:00 0.00% 0.00% syslogd 434 root 8 0 1236K 812K nanslp 0:00 0.00% 0.00% cron 454 root 4 0 5380K 1872K sbwait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sshd 659 root 4 0 5380K 1920K sbwait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sshd 457 killing 8 0 1260K 808K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% bash 665 root 20 0 1420K 884K pause 0:00 0.00% 0.00% csh 13371 root -8 0 1096K 904K piperd 0:00 0.00% 0.00% as 617 killing 8 0 1536K 984K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% su 664 killing 8 0 1536K 984K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% su 12803 root 8 0 876K 436K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sh 327 root 96 0 1144K 604K select 0:00 0.00% 0.00% usbd 662 killing 8 0 1256K 804K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% bash 12802 root 8 0 588K 464K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% make 393 smmsp 20 0 2996K 1772K pause 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sendmail 444 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 445 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 447 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 451 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 446 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 449 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 448 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 450 root 5 0 1184K 736K ttyin 0:00 0.00% 0.00% getty 13369 root 8 0 316K 216K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% cc 13368 root 8 0 864K 420K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sh 12801 root 8 0 860K 416K wait 0:00 0.00% 0.00% sh 124 root 20 0 220K 76K pause 0:00 0.00% 0.00% adjkerntz Sometimes the machine is busy according to the process total yet 100% idle in the CPU states other times its 0% idle and the process totals add to nothing. >How-To-Repeat: run top while doing a kernel compile >Fix: Unknown >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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