From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161110AbWGIHOx (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 03:14:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932402AbWGIHOx (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 03:14:53 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.21]:31105 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932375AbWGIHOw (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Jul 2006 03:14:52 -0400 X-Authenticated: #14349625 Subject: Re: Runnable threads on run queue From: Mike Galbraith To: Ask List Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:20:26 +0200 Message-Id: <1152429626.9711.34.camel@Homer.TheSimpsons.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 > 83 0 1328 301684 37868 1520632 0 0 0 264 400 1332 98 2 0 0 > 17 0 1328 293936 37868 1520688 0 0 0 0 537 979 97 3 0 0 > 73 0 1328 293688 37868 1520712 0 0 0 0 268 2643 98 2 0 0 > 80 0 1328 277220 37868 1520756 0 0 0 0 351 824 98 2 0 0 > 49 0 1328 262452 37868 1520800 0 0 0 0 393 1882 97 3 0 0 > 45 0 1328 246796 37868 1520828 0 0 0 304 302 1631 96 4 0 0 > 55 0 1328 243852 37868 1520872 0 0 0 0 356 1101 99 1 0 0 > 17 0 1328 228672 37868 1520916 0 0 0 0 336 748 97 3 0 0 > 0 0 1328 299948 37868 1520956 0 0 0 0 299 821 78 3 19 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 168 78 8 0 92 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 248 173 38 0 1 99 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 160 20 0 0 100 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 151 6 0 0 100 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 162 42 0 1 99 0 > 1 0 1328 299188 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 161 24 0 0 100 0 > 0 0 1328 298808 37868 1520988 0 0 0 100 303 1119 57 0 42 0 > 0 0 1328 298808 37868 1520988 0 0 0 0 162 22 0 1 99 0 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. -Mike