Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:25:28 -0700 (PDT) | From | Myles Uyema <> | Subject | Re: load avg += 1 |
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On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Koblinger Egmont wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > After about 45 days of running my 2.2.12 kernel, reporting the load > > average went crazy, it always shows the value increased by 1. Though my > > CPU is idle at 90--100%, the load is always around 1.00 -- 1.10 and > > doesn't drop below 1. (PII, single processor, 233MHz). > > I see this on 2.3.20 as well, on my AMD K6-II w/ a minimal .config.
Check your process list for any zombie, defunct processes. Those are probably stuck in a 'D' state which, while usually not consuming CPU time, add to the load average.
Myles
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