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Re: /proc/stat


> 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


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