Re: 1.3.76 and Load Averages?

d-seaman@ukans.edu
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 07:05:30 -0600 (CST)


On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, root wrote:

> Tonight, after returning home from work, I noticed xload graphing a small
> but noticable mountainside :) while a small utility called Dali Clock is
> running. With 1.3.75, my xload was normally flatlined. Starting a
> couple of other simple X applications while under 1.3.76 (Xcd and Xtrek)
> caused xload (uptime, and top included) to shoot up to over 1.10 load avg.
> The only time when I usually see that much activity is when I recompile
> my kernel.
>
> I'm using procps package 0.99 on a Pentium 120mhz with 32mb of RAM.

Same thing here. I left my single user system running all nigth with no
basically no processes running. When I woke up and ran top, my load was
nearly 1.0. Genenerally it's 0.00 or 0.01 under <1.3.75.

Derek

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