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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:55:34 -0800
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 100% CPU usage with no processes to blame?
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> When we say that top lies, we really mean that it is giving you an
> average over a looooooong period of cpu time, and you should interpret
> it as such. It's a trend, not an instant value.

Shouldn't top have provided some kind of info for why the CPU usage
was 100% for 5 minutes straight?  If it does display trends, shouldn't
it have picked up on that one?

- Grant
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