Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:38:36 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Gunther Mayer <gunther.mayer@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CPU usage 100% but no process hogging CPU Message-ID: <472490DC.1010506@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <47248E9E.8030203@googlemail.com> References: <47232945.10506@gmail.com> <47233334.8040005@FreeBSD.org> <47236DB8.4040403@googlemail.com> <47237628.9050302@FreeBSD.org> <47248E9E.8030203@googlemail.com>
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Gunther Mayer wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: >> Gunther Mayer wrote: >> >>> I don't see why my javavm, apache, postgres and/or radiusd would >>> spawn such short lived processes. Come to think of it, I know radius >>> might be doing just that, but how the heck would I go about finding >>> out? top -H brings me no closer... >> >> Either increase the sample resolution or rule out other programs as >> the cause. > Increasing sample resolution just increases the CPU usage of top itself > but gives no more information about the real culprits :-( > > But I managed to solve my problem by reverting to and upgrading my SMP > kernel. The system's back now with 15 minute load averages around 0.05 > which is where it should be. Oh, you were going by the load average? That is not a measure of system performance, it only shows how many processes are running. Anyway, glad you resolved it to your satisfaction. Kris
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