On 21.07.2013 09:55, lee wrote: > Mateusz Marzantowicz <mmarzantowicz@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> On 19.07.2013 12:32, lee wrote: >>> Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 05:13:12PM +0200, lee wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> does anyone know what conky displays as CPU usage for a process? The >>>>> values are different in conky and top, for example, top might show 11.6 >>>>> for a process while conky says 3.01. >>> BTW, conky also ignores an update interval specified for mail checking. >>> I specified an hour and it updates every 10 seconds. Maybe I'll write >>> my own monitor so I do know what it does, or stay with xosview ... >>> >>> >> Answer for all your questions is in conky's source code. In file >> src/linux.cc, there is a function called get_cpu_count which grabs data >> from /proc/stat . After this function you'll find several other >> functions that open /proc/stat . > Did you find an explanation for why it displays different numbers than > top does or why it ignores the update interval for checking mail? I > thought it probably uses the same data sources for this information and > didn't really want to look at the source code. > > I can download source code for top and try to compare it with conky. This is the olny reliable way to know the difference. I strongly recommend that you check source code yourself because it's the fastest method for answering questions not answered in documentation about how software is designed. Mateusz Marzantowicz -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
