Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.0.4-2 causes load to climb | Date | Mon, 22 Jul 1996 13:48:12 +0100 (BST) | From | LeBlanc@mcc ... |
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From ats@shep1.wustl.edu Sat Jul 20 06:17 BST 1996 > > >>>>> "DA" == Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> writes: > > >> I had to unload afs from my machine today when I found the load > >> average around 15. > > DA> Hmm.. I actually have heard of *one* other case of this, but it > DA> was a load of "1", not "15". The only thing I can think of is > DA> that either: a) Linux changed the way it computes load, or b) the > DA> Linux scheduler changed the way it behaves. > > There was some discussion since late 1.3.x kernels after a change in > the way load average was calculated.... > In any case, I saw this problem in 2.0.0, so it wasn't fixed by then. > It does not appear to happen in 2.0.7.... > If anyone sees spurious > load averages and your system doesn't appear to warrant it (ie, you > are at low CPU and aren't swapping), it is probably this bug. Upgrade > to 2.0.7 (since I haven't seen the problem yet) and see how it goes.
I'm seeing the reverse:
13:46:59> uname -a Linux linux 2.0.7 #1 Tue Jul 16 14:00:47 BST 1996 i486 13:47:03> cat /proc/loadavg 0.00 0.00 0.00 2/55 204
Since I have X and over 50 processes running, this seems unlikely.
-- Owen LeBlanc@mcc.ac.uk
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