--- loncom/loncron	2021/01/30 21:26:04	1.125
+++ loncom/loncron	2021/02/01 01:24:09	1.126
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Housekeeping program, started by cron, loncontrol and loncron.pl
 #
-# $Id: loncron,v 1.125 2021/01/30 21:26:04 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncron,v 1.126 2021/02/01 01:24:09 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -231,6 +231,21 @@ sub log_machine_info {
     &log($fh,'<hr /><a name="machine" /><h2>Machine Information</h2>');
     &log($fh,"<h3>loadavg</h3>");
 
+    my $cpucount;
+    if (open(PIPE,"lscpu |grep '^CPU(s)' 2>&1 |")) {
+        my $info = <PIPE>;
+        chomp($info);
+        ($cpucount) = ($info =~ /^\QCPU(s):\E\s+(\d+)$/);
+        close(PIPE);
+    }
+    if (!$cpucount) {
+        $cpucount = 1;
+    }
+    my %loadtarget = (
+                        error => 4.0*$cpucount,
+                        warn  => 2.0*$cpucount,
+                        note  => 1.0*$cpucount,
+                     );
     open (LOADAVGH,"/proc/loadavg");
     my $loadavg=<LOADAVGH>;
     close (LOADAVGH);
@@ -238,11 +253,11 @@ sub log_machine_info {
     &log($fh,"<tt>$loadavg</tt>");
 
     my @parts=split(/\s+/,$loadavg);
-    if ($parts[1]>4.0) {
+    if ($parts[1]>$loadtarget{'error'}) {
 	$errors++;
-    } elsif ($parts[1]>2.0) {
+    } elsif ($parts[1]>$loadtarget{'warn'}) {
 	$warnings++;
-    } elsif ($parts[1]>1.0) {
+    } elsif ($parts[1]>$loadtarget{'note'}) {
 	$notices++;
     }