Re: [SLE] High load / low cpu usage

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On Saturday 07 June 2003 05:28 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * David Herman  [06-07-03 19:15]:
> > I use gkrellm to monitor (casually) whats happening w/ my machine.
> > Lately I've had periods where the system load gets quite high (20)
> > While cpu usage and disk activity are normal (~10%)
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> >  what I want to know what is causing excessive SYSTEM
> > LOAD (since cpu usage is normal) and be able to gain control back
> > of the system. Niether of the above programs give me this info. I
> > prefer gui interfaces but will use the shell when forced.
>
> KDE System Guard will provide you with that info. Click twice on
> column head 'System%' and highest usage will rise to the top.

My system% usage is low (around 10%) as is the user% in these instances, 
what is High is System Load, (as shown by xosview, and KDE System 
Guard's system load tab.)

The graphs in KDE System Guard are able to show System Load average but 
I haven't found a setting in the Process Table section which will show 
me what is creating high system load when my cpu and disk usage are 
low.

Christopher Mahmood suggested an I/O bottleneck, I've got reasonably 
fast disks and dma enabled on them but I'll check w/ top the next time 
I save my konq bookmarks, this is one action that I know causes my 
symptoms.

Thanks for your help
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dh
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