Re: SMP Load Average

["Tomasz Pajor" <t_(_dot_)_pajor_(_at_)_ippartners_(_dot_)_pl>]

What motherboard do you use for your dual opteron ?

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Tomasz Pajor
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt_(_at_)_cvs_(_dot_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org>
To: "Niall O'Higgins" <niallo_(_at_)_netsoc_(_dot_)_ucd_(_dot_)_ie>
Cc: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Sent: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:46:26 -0700
Subject: Re: SMP Load Average 

> > Is the load average calculated accurately for SMP machines and is
> > RAIDFrame known to skew the value?
> 
> Load average calculations vary per operating system, and there
> is no standard.
> 
> A few vendors have even gone out of their way to make the numbers
> look smaller.
> 
> I suggest you get over giving the number any real consideration.  It
> is simply a vague gauge.
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