Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-17 Thread Orion Poplawski
While staring at top on my kvm server waiting for it to crash, I noticed that my idle Fedora kvm guests appear to be consuming between 8-12% cpu while my idle SL6 guests appear to be consuming between 0.3-2% cpu as shown in the qemu-kvm processes in top. Does anyone have any insight as to why

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-17 Thread zxq9
On 07/18/2012 06:55 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: While staring at top on my kvm server waiting for it to crash, I noticed that my idle Fedora kvm guests appear to be consuming between 8-12% cpu while my idle SL6 guests appear to be consuming between 0.3-2% cpu as shown in the qemu-kvm processes in

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-17 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 07/17/2012 04:17 PM, zxq9 wrote: On 07/18/2012 06:55 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: While staring at top on my kvm server waiting for it to crash, I noticed that my idle Fedora kvm guests appear to be consuming between 8-12% cpu while my idle SL6 guests appear to be consuming between 0.3-2% cpu a

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-17 Thread zxq9
On 07/18/2012 07:46 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 07/17/2012 04:17 PM, zxq9 wrote: On 07/18/2012 06:55 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: While staring at top on my kvm server waiting for it to crash, I noticed that my idle Fedora kvm guests appear to be consuming between 8-12% cpu while my idle SL6 gu

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-17 Thread Vladimir Mosgalin
Hi Orion Poplawski! On 2012.07.17 at 16:46:19 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote next: > >That depends heavily on what version of Fedora they are (particularly Rawhide > >instances), and what services they are running. > > Well, I have a Fedora 17 instance running now with nothing but > kernel proces

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-18 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 07/17/2012 05:59 PM, zxq9 wrote: On 07/18/2012 07:46 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 07/17/2012 04:17 PM, zxq9 wrote: On 07/18/2012 06:55 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: While staring at top on my kvm server waiting for it to crash, I noticed that my idle Fedora kvm guests appear to be consuming b

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests

2012-07-18 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 07/17/2012 09:28 PM, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote: Hi Orion Poplawski! On 2012.07.17 at 16:46:19 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote next: That depends heavily on what version of Fedora they are (particularly Rawhide instances), and what services they are running. Well, I have a Fedora 17 instance

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests - SOLVED

2012-07-18 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 07/18/2012 08:56 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: On 07/17/2012 09:28 PM, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote: Hi Orion Poplawski! On 2012.07.17 at 16:46:19 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote next: That depends heavily on what version of Fedora they are (particularly Rawhide instances), and what services they a

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests - SOLVED

2012-07-18 Thread Vladimir Mosgalin
Hi Orion Poplawski! On 2012.07.18 at 09:15:39 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote next: > >>Also running powertop and comparing wakeups/sec and general output on > >>guests might give some hint. > > powertop was a good suggestion. It appears that toggling the > Autosuspend for USB device QEMU USB Tab

Re: Different cpu usage between Fedora and SL6 guests - SOLVED

2012-07-18 Thread Orion Poplawski
On 07/18/2012 02:09 PM, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote: Hi Orion Poplawski! On 2012.07.18 at 09:15:39 -0600, Orion Poplawski wrote next: Also running powertop and comparing wakeups/sec and general output on guests might give some hint. powertop was a good suggestion. It appears that toggling the