> 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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