> looking through the source code, i'm thinking that in /proc/stat: > > cpu 593139 9367 392256 29106036 > cpu0 271777 4322 225835 14548465 > cpu1 321362 5045 166421 14557571 > > the 2nd column = number of seconds the kernel spent in user mode, > the 3rd column = number of seconds the kernel spent in nice mode, > the 4th column = number of seconds the kernel spent in kernel mode, > 1st column is the sum. > > is this correct? > > and if so, what exactly is nice mode? this is when you start processes with the nice command or use renice to set the priority it more than 0 it is the same as the user time but the processes have less priority -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
