| This graph shows how CPU time is spent. | |||||
| Field | Internal name | Type | Warn | Crit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| irq | irq | derive | CPU time spent handling interrupts | ||
| softirq | softirq | derive | CPU time spent handling batched interrupts | ||
| iowait | iowait | derive | CPU time spent waiting for I/O operations to finish when there is nothing else to do. | ||
| system | system | derive | CPU time spent by the kernel in system activities | ||
| user | user | derive | CPU time spent by normal programs and daemons | ||
| nice | nice | derive | CPU time spent by nice(1)d programs | ||