Re: Load average calculation?

[Donn Miller]

Patrick Mau wrote:

> On all Unix-like systems I know, the load average is the average mumber
> of processes running during a given time interval. I can't see what use
> it may have to count load for _waiting_ processes.
> 
> I/O load is not process load, if a process waits for I/O completion it does
> not use up its timeslice.

I think we ought to re-examine the definition of load average.  By
load, we mean an actual load on the cpu, and waiting processes aren't
really exerting a cpu load.  So, by that reasoning I say waiting
processes don't count.

- Donn


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