diff --git a/CPU Steal .md b/CPU Steal .md deleted file mode 100644 index 832e2d3..0000000 --- a/CPU Steal .md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -# CPU Steal - -CPU steal is the percentage of time that a virtual CPU has to wait for the physical CPU while the hypervisor is fulfilling processes from another virtual CPU. In short, CPU steal occurs when a shared CPU core is delayed in processing a request. This typically occurs when there is resource contention occurring, but that is not always the case. - - -> My Linode's processes are not performing as expected. What can I do to see if CPU steal is occurring? -> If you're noticing that your Linode's performance is suffering, there is a possibility that CPU steal is occurring. The best starting point to diagnose a potential CPU steal issue is to run the following commands. - - -```shell -iostat 10 10 && for x in `seq 1 1 30`; do ps -eo state,pid,cmd | grep "^D"; echo "-"; sleep 2; done && top -bn 1 | head -15 -``` - -[explanation](https://www.linode.com/community/questions/18168/what-is-cpu-steal-and-how-does-it-affect-my-linode) - ---- - -## Notes - -* `iostat` requires the `sysstat` package be installed on the host \ No newline at end of file