Subject: NetBSD 4.0_RC2 load computation
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Martin J. Laubach <mjl@NetBSD.org>
List: current-users
Date: 10/10/2007 23:27:56
I just installed a recent releng snapshot of 4.0_RC2, and since
the load computation seems off.
> load averages: 1.24, 1.61, 2.31 up 0 days, 12:22 01:24:29
> 104 processes: 103 sleeping, 1 on processor
> CPU states: 0.0% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 100% idle
I have never ever seen a load below 1 with this new kernel, even
though the system is mostly idle and was usually in the 0.30 range
with a 3.1 kernel.
Is this normal and to be expected?
mjl