On 2009-07-22, Jan-Erik Skata <jesk...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Daniel Gracia Garallar < > danie...@electronicagracia.com> wrote: > >> Maybe these figures annoy you because you don't understand system load for >> OBSD. Take a look at >> >> http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20090715034920 >> >> Regards, >> >> Dani >> >> Jan-Erik Skata escribis: >> >> I have done a fresh install of 4.5, as a basic firewall >>> (ethernet-ethernet) >>> and web server with Apache, PHP and MySQL. >>> This is a dual CPU machine (Celeron 466) and I am using the SMP kernel. >>> For some reason the system load has a tendency to stick at around 0.6-0.7, >>> even if I shut down all services and pull the extranet cable. After a >>> reboot >>> it was OK (0.05-0.08) for a while. >>> >>> I have not seen this with an earlier release. Anybody else having >>> experienced this? >>> >>> >>> > OK, seems to be a frequently asked question. Just strange I haven't noticed > this behavior with the earlier releases I have used (3.8, 3.9, 4.0 and 4.1). > >
Some of the other tools might give you better insight. Watching the "systat vmstat" display is probably a good starting point.