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Subject: Re: [Bug Cygwin Applications/575] Unknown HZ value! message from procps commands
References: <179801c4dad1$d5ac85d0$0207a8c0 AT avocado> <871xdyr3s7 DOT fsf AT vzell-de DOT de DOT oracle DOT com>
From: "Dr. Volker Zell" <Dr DOT Volker DOT Zell AT oracle DOT com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:21:10 +0100
In-Reply-To: <871xdyr3s7.fsf@vzell-de.de.oracle.com> (Volker Zell's message of "Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:49:44 +0100")
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>>>>> Volker Zell writes:

>>>>> Chris January writes:
    >> In both cases what is the actual value of HZ you are seeing?

    > 01:02 AM [555]> w
    > Unknown HZ value! (483) Assume 100.
    >  08:34:05 up 11:33,  3 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
    > USER     TTY      FROM              LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU  WHAT
    > vzell    tty0     127.0.0.1:0.0    23:02    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -
    > vzell    tty1     127.0.0.1:0.0    23:02    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -
    > vzell    tty2     127.0.0.1:0.0    23:02    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -
    > vzell AT vzell-de /usr/src
    > 08:34 AM [556]> procps
    > Unknown HZ value! (484) Assume 100.
    >   PID TTY          TIME CMD
    >  1864 ?        00:00:08 bash
    >  2036 ?        00:00:01 procps
    > vzell AT vzell-de /usr/src
    > 08:34 AM [557]> vmstat.exe 
    > Unknown HZ value! (484) Assume 100.
    >    procs                      memory    swap          io     system         cpu
    >  r  b  w   swpd   free   buff  cache  si  so    bi    bo   in    cs  us  sy  id
    >  0 29  0  18112 615880      0      0 136   1    34     0   83   100   8   5  88
    > vzell AT vzell-de /usr/src
    > 08:35 AM [558]> uptime
    > Unknown HZ value! (484) Assume 100.
    >  08:35:05 up 11:34,  3 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

The values seem to change after each reboot:

09:20 AM [498]> vmstat
Unknown HZ value! (438) Assume 100.
   procs                      memory    swap          io     system         cpu
 r  b  w   swpd   free   buff  cache  si  so    bi    bo   in    cs  us  sy  id
 0 36  0  19640 493428      0      0  10   1    32     0    2    66   4   4  92
vzell AT vzell-de /tmp
08:15 AM [499]> uptime
Unknown HZ value! (438) Assume 100.
 08:15:40 up 22:59,  3 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
vzell AT vzell-de /tmp
08:15 AM [500]> w
Unknown HZ value! (438) Assume 100.
 08:15:42 up 22:59,  3 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
USER     TTY      FROM              LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU  WHAT
vzell    tty0     127.0.0.1:0.0    Mon09    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -
vzell    tty1     127.0.0.1:0.0    Mon09    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -
vzell    tty2     127.0.0.1:0.0    Mon09    0.00s  0.00s   ?     -


Ciao
  Volker


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