Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:35:05 +0200 | | From | Florian Mickler <> | | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.35.6 |
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On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:39:56 -0400 tmhikaru@gmail.com wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 09:51:35PM +0200, Florian Mickler wrote: > > I can't comment on the bouncing part, but increased load average is > > partly bisected down in Bug 16525 (unexpected high load since 2.6.35 > > Bug 16525)[1]. Maybe you are seeing something similiar? > > If you're referring to > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16525 >
> then I have to admit that's very interesting; in fact, I tested my machine > without X running, and the problem I'm having goes away entirely - loadavg > quickly settles to 0.00 - and even with *only* a mrxvt terminal running, > that is to say NO window manager, just mrxvt running, X on 2.6.35.3 and > later has the wildly bouncy load averages.
That would of course lead one to think it happens somewhere in the gfx stack.
> > Here's a graphical example of just how wacky this is: > > http://yfrog.com/6lloadbp > > In this image, the dip down to less than 0.5 after the 18'th is due to me > experimenting using the slackware distribution kernel (2.6.33.4) after I > finally noticed something was amiss. The sharp rise afterwards is due to me > first, building 2.6.35.5, and then afterwards, using it. To be perfectly > clear, I've previously used 2.6.34.2 and did not experience the problem > there either, nor is it in 2.6.33.4.
What load figure are you basing your observations on? The 15 minutes average should be the most interesting (sampled at a 7 minutes interval...)
Regards, Flo
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