error in load average?
Julio Herrero
ubuntu at julioherrero.es
Sat Sep 25 08:30:55 UTC 2004
Hi!
Is this load average normal?
10:25:34 up 23 min, 3 users, load average: 1.52, 1.25, 0.95
all the time is > 1
julio at malastrana ~ $ ps ax
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? S 0:00 init [2]
2 ? SN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
3 ? S< 0:02 [events/0]
4 ? S< 0:00 [khelper]
26 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd/0]
42 ? S 0:00 [pdflush]
43 ? S 0:00 [pdflush]
44 ? S 0:00 [kswapd0]
45 ? S< 0:00 [aio/0]
202 ? S 0:00 [kjournald]
269 ? S<s 0:00 udevd
968 ? S 0:00 [khpsbpkt]
992 ? D 0:00 [thermostat]
1920 ? S 0:00 [pccardd]
1979 ? S 0:00 [khubd]
2980 ? S 0:00 [knodemgrd_0]
3315 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/portmap
3628 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/syslogd
3639 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd
3713 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/apmd -P /etc/apm/apmd_proxy --
proxy-timeout 3741 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
3761 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon-1 --system
3773 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/famd -T 0
3784 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/sbin/hald --drop-privileges
3797 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
3809 ? Rs 0:00 /usr/bin/pbbuttonsd --
configfile=/etc/pbbuttons/pbbut 3885 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/cardmgr
3987 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master
3989 ? S 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c
3990 ? S 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u -c
4019 ? SNs 0:00 /usr/sbin/powernowd
4031 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/mdadm -F -m root -s
4042 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
4053 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
4067 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
4087 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
4094 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
4099 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
4108 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4110 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
4112 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
4114 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
4177 ? R 0:30 /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -
auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xa 4293 ? Ss 0:00 x-session-manager
4341 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --
exit-with-s 4345 ? Ss 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork --print-pid 8
--print-address 6
4347 ? S 0:03 /usr/lib/gconf2/gconfd-2 5
4350 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon
4352 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -
spawnfd 17
4354 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-
server - 4356 ? S 0:01 /usr/lib/control-center/gnome-
settings-daemon --oaf-a 4366 ? S 0:00 xscreensaver -nosplash
4377 ? Ss 0:00 gnome-smproxy --sm-client-id default0
4395 ? Ss 0:03 /usr/bin/metacity --sm-client-id=default1
4403 ? Ss 0:02 gnome-panel --sm-client-id default2
4405 ? Ss 0:03 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4407 ? Ss 0:00 gnome-volume-manager --sm-client-id default5
4413 ? Ss 0:38 evolution
4415 ? Ss 0:00 gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default4
4417 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-1.0
--oaf-ac 4418 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-
server-1.0 --oaf-ac 4419 ? S
0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-1.0 --oaf-ac 4421 ?
S 0:03 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=O 4422 ?
S 0:00 gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default4
4425 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4426 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4428 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-vfs2/gnome-vfs-daemon --oaf-
activate-i 4429 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-vfs2/gnome-vfs-
daemon --oaf-activate-i 4430 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
vfs2/gnome-vfs-daemon --oaf-activate-i 4448 ? S
0:00 /usr/lib/nautilus-cd-burner/mapping-daemon
4449 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4450 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4451 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4453 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/gweather-applet-2 --
oaf-activa 4456 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-
exchange-storage --o 4457 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
applets/gweather-applet-2 --oaf-activa 4458 ? S
0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/gweather-applet-2 --oaf-activa 4459 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/gweather-applet-2 --oaf-activa 4461 ?
S 0:03 /usr/lib/gnome-cpufreq-applet/gnome-cpufreq-applet -- 4463 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-netstatus/gnome-netstatus-applet --oaf 4464 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-exchange-storage --o 4465 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-exchange-storage --o 4467 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/multiload-applet-2 --oaf-activ 4470 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/trashapplet/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=O 4471 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/trashapplet/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=O 4472 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/trashapplet/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=O 4473 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/trashapplet/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=O 4474 ?
S 0:00 evolution
4475 ? S 0:00 evolution
4476 ? S 0:00 evolution
4479 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet --oaf-
activate-iid= 4481 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
applets/mixer_applet2 --oaf-activate-i 4483 ? S
0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-alarm-notify --oaf-a 4485 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/battstat-applet-2 --oaf-activa 4486 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-alarm-notify --oaf-a 4487 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/2.0/evolution-alarm-notify --oaf-a 4489 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/wireless-applet --oaf-activate 4502 ?
S 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-1.0 --oaf-ac 4505 ?
S 0:00 evolution
4506 ? S 0:00 evolution
4512 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/notification-area-applet
--oaf-a 4515 ? R 0:07 gnome-terminal
4517 ? S 0:00 gnome-pty-helper
4518 pts/0 Ss 0:00 bash
4519 ? S 0:00 gnome-terminal
4520 ? S 0:00 gnome-terminal
4567 ? S 0:00 evolution
4568 ? S 0:00 evolution
4569 ? S 0:00 evolution
4608 pts/0 S+ 0:00 apt-get dist-upgrade
4612 pts/0 S+ 0:03 /usr/lib/apt/methods/http
4655 pts/1 Ss 0:00 bash
4750 ? S 0:00 evolution
4751 ? S 0:00 evolution
4752 ? S 0:00 evolution
4753 ? S 0:00 evolution
4773 ? S 0:00 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id
default3
4839 ? S 0:00 evolution
4924 ? S 0:00 gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default4
4925 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps ax
julio at malastrana ~ $ uname -a
Linux malastrana 2.6.8.1-2-powerpc #1 Sat Sep 18 11:06:03 UTC 2004 ppc
GNU/Linux
Thanks
Julio
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