2.5.59: loadavg shows 1.0 1.0 1.0 on idle system.(no APM enabled)

From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (roy@karlsbakk.net)
Date: Sat Feb 08 2003 - 10:11:49 EST

hi all

I've got this computer running 2.5.59, and after some time (dunno how long) it
starts getting the load average stably at 1.0 while still being idle. check
below for more info:

tonje:/usr/src/linux# uptime
 15:14:20 up 11 days, 4:08, 2 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
tonje:/usr/src/linux# cat /proc/loadavg
1.00 1.00 1.00 1/95 12972

tonje:/usr/src/linux# vmstat 1 5
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
 r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
 0 0 176 40220 137828 197012 0 0 2 9 23 30 1 0 99 0
 0 0 176 40220 137828 197012 0 0 0 0 1005 191 0 0 100
0
 0 0 176 40220 137828 197012 0 0 0 0 1003 189 0 0 100
0
 0 0 176 40220 137828 197012 0 0 0 0 1004 190 0 0 100
0
 0 0 176 40220 137828 197012 0 0 0 72 1013 204 0 1 99 0 

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