Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:22:24 +0100 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what is the difference between WCPU and CPU Message-ID: <ef60af0905032007223c193efd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <a64c109e05032006093e555d3@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af09050319130410be0d67@mail.gmail.com> <a64c109e050319155711b2b5ee@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af09050320011078a26d1@mail.gmail.com> <a64c109e05032006093e555d3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:09:18 +0200, Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:10:57 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:57:32 +0200, Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 22:04:10 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I was looking at top and wondering the difference between WCPU and CPU > > > > > > Have you tried "man top" > > > > > > "WCPU, when displayed, is the weighted cpu percentage (this is the > > > same value that ps(1) displays as CPU), CPU is the raw percentage and > > > is the field that is sorted to determine the order of the processes." > > > > I read the top man but it does not explain what weighted cpu is and raw cpu is. > > > http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=57634 > i like the last sentence, nice and simpel. why couldnt they call it ECPU estimated cpu time?
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