In this video, I tried to demystify the concept of "load average" on a GNU/Linux operating system.
It is a term you have probably heard many times, often with explanations or conclusions that sometimes seem grounded in beliefs more esoteric than technical.
Exceptionally, I had a little free time this Sunday, so unlike my usual approach, I made a small effort to do some editing.
For the code I refer to: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v5.3/kernel/sched/loadavg.c (replace the kernel version number with the version you want). In the end: no, I did not check, but it is entirely possible that this algorithm has evolved over time :)
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