On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 23:48, Kristian Kvilekval wrote: > I am trying to use the latest kernel, but have noticed > some changes in the X environment. Simple text output > has become CPU intensive. For example, > "ps aux" in a gnome-terminal can force the X server > process into 70% CPU usage as monitored by top. The > output is bursty and can slow to a crawl sometimes.
Has Sean's suggestion about the X server nice level helped? See also http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2003/debian-powerpc-200312/msg00144.html and http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=109753 . It seems that the kernel scheduler (related to the interactivity tuning?) and/or some X clients behave suboptimally. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast | http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer
