13 Dec
2004
13 Dec
'04
11:11 p.m.
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:55:02PM +0000, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
Can somebody please provide an explanation (or point me in the direction of one) for the CPU(s) line in top.
I get the percentages for us(er) and sy(stem) but what do ni,id,wa,hi and si relate to ?
Random guess mode after beer = On
ni = nice (programs set to be "nice" man nice for more info)
id = idle (sitting around doing bugger all really, waiting for something to happen)
wa = wait (waiting for i/o either disk or network related to finish)
hi = dunno
si = dunno
Adam
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