Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:40:27 +0000 From: Craig Butler <craig001@lerwick.hopto.org> To: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: more CPU being used than I have (?) Message-ID: <1296052827.64846.4.camel@main> In-Reply-To: <1296052352.64846.2.camel@main> References: <20110124235740.GA62134@guilt.hydra> <1295917366.59721.2.camel@main> <20110125030725.GA62670@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTi=wX%2BEVyjnH=8m0-%2B3qzi4KF1YeZZngUe_EQ2sw@mail.gmail.com> <20110125183619.GA65845@guilt.hydra> <1296052352.64846.2.camel@main>
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> > > > > > %cpu The CPU utilization of the process; this is a decaying average > > > over up to a minute of previous (real) time. Since the time > > > base over which this is computed varies (since processes may be > > > very young) it is possible for the sum of all %cpu fields to > > > exceed 100%. > > > > Unfortunately, that doesn't explain why. > > > > Chad, > > ASK GOOGLE !!! > > a quick google search gave me - > > http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1296052256266+28353475&threadId=57634 > > happy reading.. > > Regards > > Craig B > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" copied from above link -- In summary: The %WCPU is just a 'forecast' value for the process. It really has no real world value. It's value is totally controlled by the scheduler. The man page for top(1) indicates that %CPU is the "Raw CPU percentage. This field is used to sort the top processes". Well, the %CPU is the total percentage without the 'forecast' factor built-in, such as a 'raw value.' Regards Craig B
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