Plugin Load
| Name: | Load plugin |
|---|---|
| Type: | read |
| Callbacks: | read |
| Status: | supported |
| FirstVersion: | 1.0 |
| Copyright: | 2005–2008 Florian octo Forster, 2009 Manuel Sanmartin |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Manpage: | n/a |
| See also: | List of Plugins |
The Load plugin collects the system load. These numbers give a rough overview over the utilization of a machine, though their meaning is mostly overrated.
The system load is defined as the number of runnable tasks in the run-queue and is provided by many operating systems as a one, five or fifteen minute average.
- Most UNIXes
getloadavg(3)
- Linux (alternatively)
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/proc-file system
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- AIX
- libperfstat(3)
- Other