$ man top

The load averages are the average number of process ready to run during the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes. This line is just like the
output of uptime(1).

Alex

"pylon" wrote in message news:kfp0315erptbneelv817r81h161bsmfkpo@4ax.com...
> Can somebody explain the load average values when issuing the top
> command?
>
> When would you be concerned about what is being displayed there?
>
> thanks
>