what is the difference between WCPU and CPU

[Abu Khaled]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:10:57 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:57:32 +0200, Abu Khaled <khaled.abu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 22:04:10 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I was looking at top and wondering the difference between WCPU and CPU
> >
> > Have you tried "man top"
> >
> > "WCPU, when displayed, is the weighted cpu percentage (this is the
> > same value that ps(1) displays as CPU), CPU is the raw percentage and
> > is the field that is sorted to determine the order of the processes."
> 
> I read the top man but it does not explain what weighted cpu is and raw cpu is.
> 

hmmm...

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=57634

I am not sure if this information helps or not. I was a little bit
confused after reading it.

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Kind regards
Abu Khaled