[asterisk-users] Is there real benefits on a SMP machine for Asterisk?

[Erik Anderson]

On 10/12/07, Philipp Kempgen <philipp.kempgen at amooma.de> wrote:
>
> I don't think there is a formula like
> cpu usage = loadavg / #cpus
>
> A loadavg of 3 says that there are 3 processes waiting to
> be executed.
>
> Anyway, I'll admit that a loadavg of 3 /might/ be ok.

Here's a quote from this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_%28computing%29#Unix-style_load_calculation

"For systems with multiple CPUs, the number needs to be divided by the
number of processors in order to get a percentage."

- Erik