I have noticed 99-100% usage of my CPU for the last few days with gkrellm and wanted to post the results of a 'ps aux'. I hope someone on this list will be able to glance at it and tell me what's wrong (and possibly how to correct it).
This situation does not occur with other window managers (icebox, blackbox, fluxbox, etc.) but only with KDE. I assume the messaging and inter-application communication layer is responsible. tillarium:/home/tilleyrw# ps aux > proc_list tillarium:/home/tilleyrw# cat proc_list USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.0 0.2 1300 452 ? S Mar03 0:04 ini root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [keventd] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SWN Mar03 0:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:11 [kswapd] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [bdflush] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [kupdated] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [khubd] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:02 [kjournald] root 79 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:01 [kjournald] root 80 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:01 [kjournald] root 81 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [kjournald] root 121 0.0 0.2 1476 512 ? S Mar03 0:00 pump -i eth0 root 123 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Mar03 0:00 [eth0] daemon 127 0.0 0.2 1412 400 ? S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/portmap root 239 0.0 0.4 2072 768 ? S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/syslogd root 280 0.0 0.2 1376 384 ? S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/klogd root 406 0.0 0.5 4876 1008 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd lp 463 0.0 0.2 3048 492 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/cups/filter/cupsomatic 1 tilleyrw KDE Print Test 1 root 464 0.0 0.6 4576 1304 ? S Mar03 0:02 smb://TILLEY/NANCY/hp-672c 1 tilleyrw KDE Print Test 1 root 481 0.0 0.3 2028 644 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd daemon 484 0.0 0.4 3532 816 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/jabberd root 490 0.0 0.4 2740 780 ? S Mar03 0:00 nmbd -a root 492 0.0 0.2 2576 476 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/powertweakd daemon 498 0.0 0.3 1736 636 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/slpd lp 503 0.0 0.2 3056 492 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/cups/filter/cupsomatic 1 tilleyrw KDE Print Test 1 lp 504 0.0 0.2 3060 492 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/cups/filter/cupsomatic 1 tilleyrw KDE Print Test 1 lp 505 0.0 0.4 2200 880 ? S Mar03 0:00 sh -c gs '-dBATCH' '-dSAFER' '-dQUIET' '-dNOPAUSE' '-sDEVICE=cdj670' '-dPapertype=0' '-dQuality=1' '-dRetStatus=0' '-dMasterGamma=1.000000' '-dGammaValC=0.000000' '-dGammaValM=0.000000' '-dGammaValY=0.000000' '-dGammaValK=0.000000' '-sOutputFile=/dev/fd/3' '-' 3>&1 1>&2 lp 506 0.0 0.2 11552 528 ? S Mar03 0:02 gs -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=cdj670 -dPapertype=0 -dQuality=1 -dRetStatus=0 -dMasterGamma=1.000000 -dGammaValC=0.000000 -dGammaValM=0.000000 -dGammaValY=0.000000 -dGammaValK=0.000000 -sOutputFile=/dev/fd/3 - daemon 521 0.0 0.3 3384 596 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/jabberd root 524 0.0 0.9 5648 1744 ? S Mar03 0:13 /usr/bin/X11/xfs -daemon nobody 527 0.0 0.3 17836 600 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/X11/xfs-xtt -daemon -user nobody -port 7110 root 531 0.0 0.2 1308 416 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/usbmgr nobody 540 0.0 0.3 1836 608 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/dhttpd daemon 544 0.0 0.2 1416 524 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 547 0.0 0.3 1684 604 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron root 558 0.0 0.2 2556 440 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/kdm root 566 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty1 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 root 567 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty2 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 root 568 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty3 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 root 569 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty4 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 root 570 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty5 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 root 571 0.0 0.2 1284 412 tty6 S Mar03 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 root 572 2.0 32.5 132504 62144 ? S< Mar03 46:29 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp vt7 -auth /var/lib/kdm/authfiles/A:0-BNZ02d root 573 0.0 0.3 2876 636 ? S Mar03 0:00 -:0 tilleyrw 588 0.0 0.4 2064 808 ? S Mar03 0:00 /bin/bash /home/tilleyrw/.xsession tilleyrw 618 0.0 0.2 2508 420 ? S Mar03 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /home/tilleyrw/.xsession tilleyrw 622 0.0 0.4 2060 784 ? S Mar03 0:00 /bin/sh /home/tilleyrw/.xinitrc tilleyrw 627 0.0 0.4 2060 784 ? S Mar03 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/kde2 tilleyrw 634 0.0 0.7 15600 1472 ? S Mar03 0:03 kdeinit: Running... tilleyrw 637 0.0 2.1 15404 4164 ? S Mar03 0:13 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid tilleyrw 640 0.0 2.6 16528 5008 ? S Mar03 0:04 kdeinit: klauncher tilleyrw 643 0.0 3.0 17044 5844 ? S Mar03 2:13 kdeinit: kded tilleyrw 669 0.0 2.6 18472 5136 ? S Mar03 0:00 kdeinit: knotify tilleyrw 670 0.0 1.3 10980 2660 ? S Mar03 0:00 ksmserver --restore tilleyrw 672 0.0 3.3 17144 6312 ? S Mar03 0:20 kdeinit: kwin -session 117f000001000101348127000000200150064 tilleyrw 673 0.1 1.0 6828 1968 ? S Mar03 3:06 gkrellm tilleyrw 676 0.1 3.9 19360 7472 ? S Mar03 2:45 kdeinit: kdesktop tilleyrw 680 1.8 4.9 20892 9492 ? S Mar03 42:00 kdeinit: kicker tilleyrw 700 0.0 3.1 16564 6048 ? S Mar03 0:02 kdeinit: kcookiejar tilleyrw 728 0.0 1.1 10740 2252 ? S Mar03 0:01 kdesud tilleyrw 730 0.0 2.9 16540 5560 ? S Mar03 1:09 kdeinit: klipper -icon klipper -miniicon klipper tilleyrw 733 0.0 2.5 16388 4900 ? S Mar03 0:00 kdeinit: kwrited tilleyrw 735 0.0 2.4 16028 4732 ? S Mar03 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys tilleyrw 738 0.0 3.2 17200 6296 ? S Mar03 0:11 kdeinit: konsole -session 117f000001000101449328400000006600006 tilleyrw 739 0.0 2.4 16064 4752 ? S Mar03 0:00 alarmd tilleyrw 740 0.0 2.6 19068 4980 ? S Mar03 0:01 komba2 -session 117f000001000101455299800000094030012 tilleyrw 742 0.0 0.1 1268 296 pts/0 S Mar03 0:00 /bin/cat tilleyrw 743 0.0 6.0 31756 11532 ? S Mar03 1:02 kdeinit: konqueror -session 117f000001000101459190500000149930035 tilleyrw 745 0.0 4.3 32148 8304 ? S Mar03 1:05 kdeinit: konqueror -session 117f000001000101464519500000149930054 tilleyrw 746 0.0 5.2 31812 10072 ? S Mar03 1:35 kdeinit: konqueror -session 117f000001000101477156000000149930082 tilleyrw 747 0.0 3.4 24476 6648 ? S Mar03 0:11 quanta -session 117f000001000101477578700000149930087 tilleyrw 751 0.0 0.4 2264 936 pts/1 S Mar03 0:00 /bin/bash root 752 0.0 0.5 2260 1092 pts/2 S Mar03 0:00 bash tilleyrw 758 0.0 3.2 28404 6128 ? S Mar03 0:32 knode -session 117f000001000101477719200000149930093 tilleyrw 764 0.0 7.8 25968 15004 ? S Mar03 1:44 kmail -session 117f000001000101477653500000149930091 tilleyrw 766 0.0 3.2 28404 6128 ? S Mar03 0:00 knode -session 117f000001000101477719200000149930093 tilleyrw 767 0.0 3.2 28404 6128 ? S Mar03 0:01 knode -session 117f000001000101477719200000149930093 tilleyrw 768 0.0 3.2 28404 6128 ? S Mar03 0:00 knode -session 117f000001000101477719200000149930093 tilleyrw 6929 0.0 3.1 16464 6032 ? S Mar03 0:03 kdeinit: kio_uiserver tilleyrw 15336 0.0 0.3 3932 688 pts/1 S Mar03 0:00 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15339 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:09 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15342 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:00 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15343 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:01 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15344 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:00 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15345 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:08 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 15346 0.0 0.8 21228 1532 pts/1 S Mar03 0:03 /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/bin/python /home/tilleyrw/downloads/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py -D tilleyrw 20494 0.1 5.6 30956 10776 ? S Mar04 0:59 kdeinit: konqueror --silent tilleyrw 22342 94.8 3.2 21252 6256 ? R Mar04 732:06 kdeinit: kio_thumbnail thumbnail /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/klauncherO3uQuc.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/konquerorAKRG6b.slave-socket www-data 22485 0.0 0.3 1776 668 ? S Mar04 0:00 /usr/sbin/thttpd -C /etc/thttpd/thttpd.conf -i /var/run/thttpd.pid tilleyrw 26981 0.0 6.5 29000 12512 ? S Mar04 0:09 kdeinit: konqueror --silent tilleyrw 30647 0.0 2.2 16440 4328 ? S 07:36 0:00 kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/klauncherO3uQuc.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/kmail5RwPAa.slave-socket tilleyrw 30648 0.0 2.3 16628 4576 ? S 07:36 0:00 kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/klauncherO3uQuc.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/kmailCVs4pa.slave-socket tilleyrw 30649 0.0 2.3 16572 4496 ? S 07:36 0:00 kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/klauncherO3uQuc.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-tilleyrw/kmail6lxrjc.slave-socket tilleyrw 30693 4.1 4.7 16748 9108 ? S 07:38 0:09 ksysguard tilleyrw 30694 2.3 0.4 1576 772 ? S 07:38 0:05 ksysguardd root 32182 0.0 0.4 2744 924 pts/2 R 07:42 0:00 ps aux Thanks! -- Comments and information are appreciated. Robert Tilley, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
