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@@ -57,3 +57,17 @@ thread, and a load-balancer thread.
 
   The loop terminates when process::still_running() returns false.
   (read the source for full details...)
 
   The loop terminates when process::still_running() returns false.
   (read the source for full details...)

+
+Some notes about *load attributes
+=================================
+process::real_load              Current *real* load.
+                                Used for the computations.
+                                Displayed in log messages.
+
+process::expected_load          Current load estimation.
+                                Used for load-balancing estimation, and for
+                                diffusing to neighbors.
+                                * Without bookkeeping, it equals real_load
+                                  minus pending sends.
+                                * With bookkeeping, it corresponds to the "virtual
+                                  load".