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Date:      27 Aug 00 16:38:50 MET DST
From:      Johan Petersson <kjep@usa.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   CPU load vs. load average
Message-ID:  <20000827143851.6744.qmail@nwcst319.netaddress.usa.net>

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Hi everyone,

I recently discovered that when I send or receive a fax using HylaFAX
and a class 1 modem the load average goes up to about 0.7 while the
CPU stays at 99% idle. How can this be? I always thought that load
average was a rough measurement of CPU load but I now guess it's not?
Could someone please explain the difference to me?

Regards
Johan Petersson

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