AB> The script in question seemed to be only be looking at CPU load, not io AB> or swap load. "load", in general, could be measured against any AB> resource there is contention for, but usually it's just against AB> processor resources.
I asked the initial question, and I meant total machine load, not only CPU load. Several tasks such as huge backups can freeze the system because of both CPU and disk load even running with lowest priority. I thought it was better to freeze a single task than let that task freeze the system. And what about 'niceload' script I found, I just wanted someone to examine this script and say if it is stable and "correct" or not (i.e. may one use it on production machine); I indeed understand what and why it is claimed to do... Actually, I also found the mention of 'loadwatch' utility in mans of Debian: http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/display_man.cgi?id=4e0d801d0459d65ee8197f9626e9577f&format=html "loadwatch is similar in utility (but even nicer) than nice(1)." :-) But actually I have not find the source yet. Is it a debian-specific utility? "Loadwatch" page at freshmeat.net says it is not currently available: http://freshmeat.net/projects/loadwatch/ Best regards, Denis Solovyov _______________________________________________ tsl-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.trustix.org/mailman/listinfo/tsl-discuss
