try to do ps -auxm to list all the threads of the asterisk. Then connect with gdb to the thread that takes 99% of CPU and find out what it's doing.
Martin On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Bill Hamlin wrote: > Nope same problem. I just started it and did a couple of ps aux's and got > this output: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ps aux|grep ast > root 20140 91.6 1.3 115880 6676 ? R 15:43 1:10 > asterisk -vvvvvgcd > root 20221 0.0 0.1 3572 628 pts/2 S 15:44 0:00 grep ast > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ps aux|grep ast > root 20140 92.3 1.3 115880 6676 ? R 15:43 1:13 > asterisk -vvvvvgcd > root 20223 0.0 0.1 3568 624 pts/2 S 15:44 0:00 grep ast > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ps aux|grep ast > root 20140 91.7 1.3 115880 6676 ? R 15:43 1:16 > asterisk -vvvvvgcd > root 20225 0.0 0.1 3572 628 pts/2 S 15:44 0:00 grep ast > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ps aux|grep ast > root 20140 92.4 1.3 115880 6676 ? R 15:43 1:18 > asterisk -vvvvvgcd > root 20227 0.0 0.1 3572 628 pts/2 S 15:44 0:00 grep ast > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ps aux|grep ast > root 20140 92.6 1.3 115880 6676 ? R 15:43 1:20 > asterisk -vvvvvgcd > root 20229 0.0 0.1 3572 628 pts/2 S 15:44 0:00 grep ast > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Stingel > > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:36 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] question about CPU usage > > > > > > I think Steve is referring to the following line: > > > > export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 > > > > If you put this in your command line before starting asterisk, > > you will get > > around the RH9 problem of leaving zombies when AGI processes quit. Other > > than that, I don't think it influences CPU load. > > > > Note that the line is not necessary for Fedora Core 1 > > > > regards > > Scott > > > > Scott M. Stingel > > Emerging Voice Technology Inc. > > Palo Alto, California and London, England > > > > Email: scott "at" evtmedia.com > > URL: www.evtmedia.com > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hamlin > > >Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:22 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] question about CPU usage > > > > > >What is it about asterisk that makes this happen? My other > > >apps that wait > > >on a select take hardly any CPU time at all. > > > > > >I didn't find anything like "ldassume" using google. Can you > > >tell me more > > >about that? > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Bill. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steven > > >> Critchfield > > >> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:07 PM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] question about CPU usage > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 14:49, Bill Hamlin wrote: > > >> > I've had my asterisk running for a couple of weeks and just > > >> noticed that it > > >> > takes about 98% of the CPU time (Linux RH9). Is this what you > > >> would expect? > > >> > Is it just that the program is polling for things to do, > > >> calling "sleep(0)" > > >> > or something simlar so as to relinquish the machine but > > >> otherwise polling > > >> > like crazy? > > >> > > >> Do a google search. I believe there is a export line you > > >need for RH to > > >> behave more sanely. Something like ldassume_2_4_1. Or you > > >could switch > > >> to a more free distro and it will fix itself. > > >> -- > > >> Steven Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Asterisk-Users mailing list > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Asterisk-Users mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users