[ILUG] Load averages

[Kenn Humborg]

> > If I type uptime, I get the load average printed onscreen, for 
> 1, 5 and 15
> > minutes. I can only assume that this is measured by taking a load
> > "snapshot" at periodic intervals, and taking the average when uptime is
> > called. If this is the case, is there any way of finding out 
> the interval
> > between snapshots? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?

RTFS

   http://lxr.linux.no/source/include/linux/sched.h#L68

   http://lxr.linux.no/source/kernel/timer.c#L639

Later,
Kenn