New AC86U High CPU Load Average

[hyelton]

Just replaced my aging AC66u-b1 and got the AC86u loaded up latest merlin and factory reset.

CPU load average is high? This is directly after a factory reset with no changes -
CPU Load Average (1, 5, 15 mins) 3.46, 2.64, 1.35


Looking under top in SSH CPU usage is steady between 0% and 10% And load averages on top show the same as the GUI does.

CPU0: 0.0% usr 0.0% sys 0.0% nic 100% idle 0.0% io 0.0% irq 0.0% sirq
Load average: 3.37 2.72 1.44 2/135 3375


But why is "nic" at 100% is this normal?

Thanks!

 

[ColinTaylor]

IIRC the CPU load is calculated differently for the processor used in the RT-AC86U.

What you're seeing is 100% idle:

CPU0:
0.0% usr
0.0% sys
0.0% nic
100% idle
0.0% io
0.0% irq
0.0% sirq

EDIT: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/r...-6-is-now-available.47941/page-36#post-434812

 

[hyelton]

IIRC the CPU load is calculated differently for the processor used in the RT-AC86U.

What you're seeing is 100% idle:

CPU0:
0.0% usr
0.0% sys
0.0% nic
100% idle
0.0% io
0.0% irq
0.0% sirq

EDIT: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/r...-6-is-now-available.47941/page-36#post-434812

Ahh thanks! Weird that load averages are off, while CPU is normal.

Now hoping that the CPU 2 doesnt go full 100% after a few weeks of uptime when DPI is enabled. It does this on my AC66u_b1.

Main reason for my upgrade is with IP traffic monitoring and DPI with the 66u was I could only get 300mbps ish from the WAN due to HW acc disabled. Now I can have those on the 86u, and get at around 920mbps over the wan port.

 

[gotjazz]

But what do those load averae smean then if not what they usually mean on unix systems?
with 100% idle there is no reason for anything to be blocked right?