> > 100% right. The load average calculation has not changed in 25 years.
> > Anyone who says otherwise hasn't got a single fact on their side.
> >
> > What has changed, however, is that the kernel has more kernel threads
> > running (for instance, ps aguxk, and look at the first few which have
> > the 'K' flag set in the 'STAT' field.
> >
> > Some kernels have decided to not count those threads, others do count
> > them. Since these kernel threads make various decisions for when to
> > do their next tasks and how to context switch, the statistical
> > monitoring of the system which ends up creating load values can get
> > perturbed.
> >
> > That's what this comes down to.
>
> Which...... sounds exactly like a change in the load average
> calculation, due to kernel changes, that has occurred in the last 25
> years.
You clearly cannot read.
The calculation has NOT CHANGED. The way that work is done in the
kernel has changed.
You better get back to class; your potty break is over.
