From 6b7a4323f28aa5c4d06520d294d2bedf9ec426c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Love Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:43:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Load average can throw error. --- lispref/os.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index a92f550b556..f6870245b69 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -796,6 +796,11 @@ averages, which indicate the average number of processes trying to run. If @var{use-float} is non-@code{nil}, then they are returned as floating point numbers and without multiplying by 100. +An error is thrown if the load average can't be obtained. In some +cases making it work would require Emacs being installed setuid or +setgid so that it can read kernel information, and that usually isn't +advisable. + @example @group (load-average) -- 2.39.2