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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:6906 comp.os.linux:13303 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!princeton!jvnc.net!nuscc!ntuix!eoahmad From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) Subject: Max Load for 386bsd Message-ID: <1992Oct20.114131.10848@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 11:41:31 GMT Lines: 99 My system is 16Mbyte RAM WITH the standard swap partition size, 6Mbyte(?). ps -aux , the kernel is from XFree86 distribution for 386bsd. ps is standard binary distribution. I load 10 xterms, and about 50 bash before key response becomes noticeable slow. USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND root 204 -0.1 0.0 300 0 p1 R+ 8:03PM 0:00.64 (ps) root 76 1.2 0.0 748 0 vg S 7:40PM 0:14.69 (xterm) root 74 3.9 0.0 1660 0 ?? S 7:40PM 1:07.89 (X) root 189 2.4 0.0 492 0 p1 S 7:57PM 0:03.14 (bash) root 186 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 183 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 182 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 179 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 150 0.0 0.0 512 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 149 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 148 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 147 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 146 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 145 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 144 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 143 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 142 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 141 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 140 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 139 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 138 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 137 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 136 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 135 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 134 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 133 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 132 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 131 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 130 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 129 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 128 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 127 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 126 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 125 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 124 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 123 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 122 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 121 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 120 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 119 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 118 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 117 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 116 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 114 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 113 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 112 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 111 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 110 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 109 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 108 0.0 0.0 488 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (bash) root 105 0.0 0.0 480 0 p9 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 104 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 103 0.0 0.0 480 0 p8 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 102 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 101 0.0 0.0 480 0 p6 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 100 0.0 0.0 480 0 p7 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 99 0.0 0.0 480 0 p5 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 98 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 97 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 96 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 95 0.0 0.0 480 0 p4 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 94 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 93 0.0 0.0 480 0 p3 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 92 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 91 0.0 0.0 480 0 p2 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 90 0.0 0.0 744 0 p1 IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 79 0.0 0.0 480 0 p0 IWs+ - 0:00.00 (bash) root 78 0.0 0.0 508 0 p1 IWs - 0:00.00 (bash) root 77 0.0 0.0 744 0 vg IW - 0:00.00 (xterm) root 75 0.0 0.0 784 0 vg IW - 0:00.00 (twm) root 73 0.0 0.0 204 0 vg IW+ - 0:00.00 (xinit) root 72 0.0 0.0 436 0 vg IW+ - 0:00.00 (sh) root 61 0.0 0.0 504 0 vg IWs - 0:00.00 (bash) root 49 0.0 0.0 180 0 ?? IWs - 0:00.00 (inetd) root 48 0.0 0.0 332 0 ?? IWs - 0:00.00 (sendmail) root 43 0.0 0.0 180 0 ?? IWs - 0:00.00 (lpd) root 37 0.0 0.0 72 0 ?? Ss 7:38PM 0:00.38 (update) root 25 0.4 0.0 160 0 ?? Ss 7:38PM 0:01.02 (syslogd) root 41 0.0 0.0 164 0 ?? Ss 7:38PM 0:00.70 (routed) root 39 0.0 0.0 164 0 ?? S 7:38PM 0:00.49 (crond) root 2 17.9 0.0 0 0 ?? RL 7:37PM 2:31.90 (pagedaemon) root 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?? DLs 7:37PM 0:00.08 (swapper) root 1 0.0 0.0 112 0 ?? IWs - 0:00.00 (init) -- Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263. Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg Bitnet Email: eoahmad@ntuvax.bitnet