On 04 Sep 2001 09:53:03 +0100 Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2001-09-03 at 22:34, Eric G. Miller wrote: <snip> > > AFAIK, kapm-idled has something to do with apm management on newer > > kernels. That 80% CPU usage is apparently something of a lie, since > > when this process is switched in, it isn't doing anything (e.g. 80% > > idled, or some such). I'm still running in 2.2.x land, so maybe someone > > else can give a better explanation... > > That's right. kapm-idled is the idle time daemon in kernel 2.4.x. It > runs when the processor is not doing anything and calls the idle/call > instructions to cool the processor/slow the processor/save battery.
Got it. I remember ticking some option in the xconfig after I recompiled for a newer processor. Now, does this "idle time daemon" have any performance penalty? Does it have anything to do with the slower hard disk accesses I've been having after I upgraded to a Duron 800?