From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751241AbWGHWTa (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jul 2006 18:19:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751309AbWGHWTa (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jul 2006 18:19:30 -0400 Received: from tallyho.bytemark.co.uk ([80.68.81.166]:33477 "EHLO tallyho.bytemark.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751241AbWGHWTa (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Jul 2006 18:19:30 -0400 Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 23:19:24 +0100 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: Ask List Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Runnable threads on run queue Message-ID: <20060708221923.GA1893@gallifrey> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Chocolate: 70 percent or better cocoa solids preferably X-Operating-System: Linux/2.4.32 (i686) X-Uptime: 23:16:55 up 60 days, 11:29, 2 users, load average: 0.88, 0.71, 0.50 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Ask List (askthelist@gmail.com) wrote: > Have an issue maybe someone on this list can help with. > Please help. > > procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu---- > r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa > 83 0 1328 301684 37868 1520632 0 0 0 264 400 1332 98 2 0 0 > 17 0 1328 293936 37868 1520688 0 0 0 0 537 979 97 3 0 0 > 73 0 1328 293688 37868 1520712 0 0 0 0 268 2643 98 2 0 0 > 80 0 1328 277220 37868 1520756 0 0 0 0 351 824 98 2 0 0 > 49 0 1328 262452 37868 1520800 0 0 0 0 393 1882 97 3 0 0 > 45 0 1328 246796 37868 1520828 0 0 0 304 302 1631 96 4 0 0 > 55 0 1328 243852 37868 1520872 0 0 0 0 356 1101 99 1 0 0 > 17 0 1328 228672 37868 1520916 0 0 0 0 336 748 97 3 0 0 > 0 0 1328 299948 37868 1520956 0 0 0 0 299 821 78 3 19 0 > 0 0 1328 299184 37868 1520960 0 0 0 0 168 78 8 0 92 0 Could you also post the output of iostat -x 1 covering the same period? (You might need to restrict the set of devices if you have a lot) The pattern of bursts of output is something I've seen on apps just trying to do continuous large writes and I'm wondering what you are seeing there. Dave -- -----Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code ------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert | Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _________________________|_____ http://www.treblig.org |_______/