Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-14 Thread Thomas Graichen
Stephen Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rik, > Rik van Riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> I have the idea we should really fix this dirty accounting >> thing and properly account kapmd time to idle time. > I got thinking about this and think I went slightly insane :-) > How does t

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-08 Thread Stephen Rothwell
Hi Rik, Rik van Riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have the idea we should really fix this dirty accounting > thing and properly account kapmd time to idle time. I got thinking about this and think I went slightly insane :-) How does the following look ... it makes kapmd equivalent to the

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-04 Thread Albert D. Cahalan
Rik writes: > On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Stephen Rothwell wrote: >> Seriously, the kapmd is doing the job of yje idle loop. The >> processor is almost always asleep, but the time just gets >> accounted to kapmd. > > I have the idea we should really fix this dirty accounting > thing and properly account

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-04 Thread Rik van Riel
On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > Geoffrey Gallaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > in 2.4.0-test9, kampd is taking up between 70% and 80% of cpu usage on my > > Good! > > Seriously, the kapmd is doing the job of yje idle loop. The > processor is almost always asleep, but the time j

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-04 Thread Jeff Garzik
On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Geoffrey Gallaway wrote: > in 2.4.0-test9, kampd is taking up between 70% and 80% of cpu usage on my > Celeon 300A box. This is a fresly compiled kernel, Ill list some stats: That is normal. kapmd cpu usage == idle time. Richard, please add this to the FAQ. Jeff

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-03 Thread Geoffrey Gallaway
My apologies to all on the list and Stephen. I should have thought before I typed. My concern was that this was a behavior that I had not previously seen in older 2.4.0pre or 2.2.x kernels... Once again, my apologies, Geoff This one time, at band camp, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > Hi Geoffrey, >

Re: kapmd cpu usage

2000-10-03 Thread Stephen Rothwell
Hi Geoffrey, Geoffrey Gallaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > in 2.4.0-test9, kampd is taking up between 70% and 80% of cpu usage on my Good! Seriously, the kapmd is doing the job of yje idle loop. The processor is almost always asleep, but the time just gets accounted to kapmd. Cheers, Stephe