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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