> On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:16:38 -0500 > Damian Gerow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Theo de Raadt wrote: > > : > The load average on my machine is inexplicably high; when idle, it sits > > up > > : > between 0.6 and 0.7. > > : > > : Oh my god, the horror. Nothing is wrong with your machine at all. > > : However, I have a diff which will probably keep you happy. > > > > Not sure if you caught my last paragraph, but I did say that nothing was > > wrong with the system at all, I'm just curious as to why the average is > > high. > > > > > > The simple explanation is found in Mark Zimmerman's reply: > " > I bet you could get your load average to drop if you forced your cpu > to run full speed even when doing nothing. I am guessing that this is > not really what you want. > "
Wrong. > I guess you are assuming the load average is calculated against some > a-priori max available cpu-cycles when, from Theo's posts, it looks > like it is being calculated against current available cycles. Wrong. > When your cpu is in a power-save mode it has less cycles available, > so the minimal load you place on it still consumes a higher fraction > of what is available. Wrong.
