> > 100% right. The load average calculation has not changed in 25 years. > > Anyone who says otherwise hasn't got a single fact on their side. > > > > What has changed, however, is that the kernel has more kernel threads > > running (for instance, ps aguxk, and look at the first few which have > > the 'K' flag set in the 'STAT' field. > > > > Some kernels have decided to not count those threads, others do count > > them. Since these kernel threads make various decisions for when to > > do their next tasks and how to context switch, the statistical > > monitoring of the system which ends up creating load values can get > > perturbed. > > > > That's what this comes down to. > > Which...... sounds exactly like a change in the load average > calculation, due to kernel changes, that has occurred in the last 25 > years.
You clearly cannot read. The calculation has NOT CHANGED. The way that work is done in the kernel has changed. You better get back to class; your potty break is over.
