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aaronsw
Asked: 2010-06-02 17:34:58 +0800 CST

How do I see what's in the run queue on GNU/Linux?

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The load on my server is very high, even though there doesn't seem to be much disk activity and the CPU is idle. Using sar, I can see the run queue is getting full, but is there any way to see what's in the run queue?

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2 Answers

  1. Start with top. It should list all or most of the run queue in the first page. Also 'ps r -A' will list all processes in the run queue.

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  2. ps –ef

    shows every (-e) running process in a full (-f) detailed list

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