Different CPU Times: Unix/Linux ‘top’
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DECEMBER 27, 2020
CPU consumption in Unix/Linux operating systems is studied using eight different metrics: User CPU time, System CPU time, nice CPU time, Idle CPU time, Waiting CPU time, Hardware Interrupt CPU time, Software Interrupt CPU time, Stolen CPU time. Let’s review each of the CPU time in this article. User CPU Time and System CPU Time. In order to understand ‘user’ CPU Time, one should understand ‘system’ CPU time as well, since they go hand in hand.
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