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From: Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
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Subject: Re: 2.5.51 load avg += 1
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:06:38 -0200
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On 14 December 2002 15:17, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> hi
>
> running 2.5.51, when I run 'uptime', it shows my uptime+1. that means
> if my system is idle, as it usually is, load avg is 1.0 1.0 1.0.
> starting my fabolous test program main(){for(;;);}, the load avg
> climbs up to 2.0. .config is below
>
> roy

I'd say you have a zombie or 'D' hung process. Can we see your top/ps output?
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vda
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