Re: kapm-idle

[Tom Allison]

Thanks to all who answered.  I can sleep much better now...
Viktor Rosenfeld wrote:
Hi Tom,

When ever I check 'top' this thing is cranking away like crazy.
Especially when I first resume my notebook.
What is it?
kapm-idled -- kernel apm idle daemon

Re: kapm-idle

[Gordon Tyler]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 09:07:31PM -0500, Tom Allison wrote:
 
 What is this?

I believe that kapm-idled is a kernel process. You've probably got APM (power
management) enabled in your kernel.

 When ever I check 'top' this thing is cranking away like crazy.

It's taking up all your processor's idle time and doing some special APM
thing with it.

I've got it too and I'm not running KDE.

Ciao,
Gordon

Re: kapm-idle

[James Hirschorn]

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I think you will see the process iff the Make CPU Idle calls when idle 
option of APM is set in your kernel. 

James

On Wednesday 28 November 2001 04:07, Tom Allison wrote:
 What is this?
 When ever I check 'top' this thing is cranking away like crazy.
 Especially when I first resume my notebook.

 What is it?
 What does it do?
 Why do I care?



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Re: kapm-idle

[Viktor Rosenfeld]

Hi Tom,

 When ever I check 'top' this thing is cranking away like crazy.
 Especially when I first resume my notebook.
 
 What is it?

kapm-idled -- kernel apm idle daemon

 What does it do?

Showing how much your CPU is doing nothing.  IE 

real load = 100% - whatever kapm-idled shows

It's not slowing your machine down, at all.

 Why do I care?

How do I know?

Cheers,
Viktor
-- 
Viktor Rosenfeld
WWW: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/


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