From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:58:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:58:37 -0500 Received: from 216.41.5.host170 ([216.41.5.170]:62075 "EHLO habitrail.home.fools-errant.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:58:25 -0500 Message-Id: <200101102058.f0AKwGr00680@habitrail.home.fools-errant.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: kernel@ddx.a2000.nu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: unexplained high load In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:34:09 +0100." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:58:16 -0500 From: Hacksaw Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Could someone maybe explain this ? > (top output, but same load is given with 'uptime') > there is no cpu or disk activity > kernel is 2.2.18pre9 on sun ultra10-300 (ultrasparc IIi) > > 9:25pm up 112 days, 1:52, 1 user, load average: 1.24, 1.05, 1.02 > 91 processes: 90 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped > CPU states: 2.5% user, 2.3% system, 0.0% nice, 95.1% idle > Mem: 515144K av, 506752K used, 8392K free, 73464K shrd, 58472K buff > Swap: 131528K av, 15968K used, 115560K free 358904K cached You have no processes??? My gosh, that is a problem. :-) The load average is how many processes are runnable, therefore you have runnable processes. If you have Netscape or Mozilla running on your box, it may be in a permanently runnable state. Another amusing possibility is that you have a hacked box, and top is reporting the stupid IRC bot that is running, but not showing you the actuall process, because it too is hacked. Replace ps and top, and have a look. Don't believe ls, either. If none of these things are true, you might have another problem. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/