Load averages are complex and also quite different between different *nix operating systems. This old post on undeadly is pretty good. http://undeadly.org/cgi?

Load averages are complex and also quite different between different *nix operating systems. This old post on undeadly is pretty good. http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20090715034920&mode=expanded&count=3 http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20090715034920&mo...