Re: stress testing and loadavg

Tim Hollebeek (tim@franck.Princeton.EDU)
Sun, 3 Aug 1997 13:52:12 -0400 (EDT)

Michael L. Galbraith writes ...
>
> Hello,
>
> What loadavg can a guy reasonably expect his system to handle? I keep
> pushing until it either turns into a paperweight or goes ballistic..
> where should I draw the line?

loadavg isn't a very reliable measure of system load anyway.

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