I used to have the same problem when I was downloading torrents on my ntfs partition.. the problem didn't appear again from the moment I stopped using NTFS Configuration tool to auto mount my partitions. I installed and started using MountManager and the cpu load levels are back to normal.
-- [Karmic] mount.ntfs-3g high CPU utilization and causes sytem sluggishness and unresponsive cursor. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395892 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs