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Date:      Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:40:17 +0000
From:      Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
To:        "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: top: where to find process state descriptions (i.e. STATE usem)?
Message-ID:  <20110207184017.GA34640@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <4D503BA5.3040201@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de>
References:  <4D503BA5.3040201@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de>

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On Mon Feb  7 11, O. Hartmann wrote:
> Hello.
> Try to find docs about the process states shown in top, but I can't find 
> any hint for explanations what the abbrev. do mean.
> 
> I have a problem with a scientific program using OpenMP showing STATE 
> 'usem' in top. Problem: the small program is much slower on a dual or 
> four core CPU using OpenMP than using only a single core (single thread 
> never show state 'usem' in top).

i don't think the states are documented anywhere, except maybe in the source
code itself.

you might find this video helpful though [1].

cheers.
alex

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb5_uG7BCA

> 
> Any help?
> 
> Thanks in advance, and regards,
> Oliver

-- 
a13x



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