Still there in ubuntu 14.04. We have an idle system with (basically) nothing going on, and it hovers at 1.0:
ubuntu@build-globallogic:~$ uptime 11:09:18 up 6 days, 18:21, 1 user, load average: 1.00, 1.01, 1.05 ubuntu@build-globallogic:~$ uname -a Linux build-globallogic 3.13.0-29-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 21:00:20 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995284 Title: High idle load on 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 with 3.2.0-24-generic kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/995284/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs