[SunHELP] mpstat output shows negative number

[Nguyen, David M]

I run command "mpstat" to check cpu status and notice it shows negative
number.  Why does it show negative number and what does it mean?

system1#  mpstat

CPU minf mjf xcal  intr ithr  csw icsw migr smtx  srw syscl  usr sys  wt
idl
  0 -111 -14  -42  -259 -116  -86  -84 -359 -205  -14  -372  -65 -48 -21
-182
  1 -136 -13 -375  -232 -316 -415  -55  -16 -207  -14  -264  -65 -52 -21
-178
  2 -132 -12 -289  -238 -320 -397  -61  -24 -194  -14    -2  -62 -49 -21
-185
  3 -129 -10 -124  -111 -210 -228 -113 -414 -137  -12  -330  -60 -49 -18
-190