Difference between a LOADed CPU & a non IDLE CPU ???

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From: Cyrille MAUCCI
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 00:00

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Hi,

I am desperately looking for an answer to the following question:
when my Unix system is getting slow, I just run 'top'
sometimes, the average LOAD is high (at least 3), but CPU seems to be IDLE (close to 100%)
sometimes, the average LOAD is correct (around 1), but CPU seems to work!!!

I think I understand what the CPU TIME processing is, but I don't see how a machine can be LOADed with no CPU consuming process...
Can you help me on this?

Thanks
Cyrille

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From: "Cyrille MAUCCI" <cyrille.maucci@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: Difference between a LOADed CPU & a non IDLE CPU ???
Date: 2000/10/11
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