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From: peter@orfeo.radig.de (Peter Radig)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Definition of System Load
Summary: I'm searching for the definition of the system load
Keywords: system load, sysload
Message-ID: <1990Jun7.082741.13664@orfeo.radig.de>
Date: 7 Jun 90 08:27:41 GMT
Organization: Peter Radig EDV-Beratung, Frankfurt, West Germany
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I'm searching for a definition of the `system load' which is - in the
Berkeley world - computed in the kernel or - maybe System V - computed
in `rwhod' or something like that.

Perhaps someone has done a look at the special part of BSD sources and can
describe how it is computed.

In my system (ISC 386/ix) the sysload varies from 0.30 (quiet system) to
aprox. 1.30 (heavily loaded system). Is that the range it should be?

Thanks for your help
Peter
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