What Should Be the Load Average in Linux?
Contents Linux Load Averages Track Not Just Runnable Tasks, but Also Tasks in the Uninterruptible Sleep State. … If the 1 Minute Average Is Higher Than the 5...
Linux load averages track not just runnable tasks, but also tasks in the uninterruptible sleep state. … If the 1 minute average is higher than the 5 or 15 minute averages, then load is increasing. If the 1 minute average is lower than the 5 or 15 minute averages, then load is decreasing.
What is the normal load average in Linux?
On Unix-like systems, including Linux, the system load is a measurement of the computational work the system is performing. This measurement is displayed as a number. A completely idle computer has a load average of 0. Each running process either using or waiting for CPU resources adds 1 to the load average.
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What is a good load average?
The general rule of thumb is that the load average shouldn’t exceed the number of processors in the machine. If the number of processors is four, the load should generally stay under 4.0.
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