Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:35:59 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Paulo Roberto <nirv199@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: load averages Message-ID: <20030420163559.GA69403@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20030420162845.21400.qmail@web14902.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030420162845.21400.qmail@web14902.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 09:28:45AM -0700, Paulo Roberto wrote: > Hello, > > Is the "load averages" field in uptime/top in percentage?? I am getting > values above 1.00 (+100%): > > > load averages: 1.51, 1.31, 1.20 The "load" is the number of processes that want to use the CPU at any given moment. The numbers shown by uptime/top are the average of the load over the last 1/5/15 minutes. No percentages invloved. If you have several programs running at the same time it is perfectly normal to have a load average greater than 1.0. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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