Re: Runnable threads on run queue

[Horst von Brand]

Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 20:18 +0000, Ask List wrote:
> > procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
> >  r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in    cs us sy id wa

[...]

> Looking at the interrupts column, I suspect you have a network problem,
> not a scheduler problem.  Looks to me like your SpamAssasins are simply
> running out of work to do because your network traffic comes in bursts.

spamassassin acted up here some time ago. With personal training and some
messages it went to a loop and the load went through the roof. Couldn't
find a cure, plus some hundred users with large personalized rule files
were causing problems anyway, so we axed that.
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