Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:11:30 -0500 (EST) | From | "Robert M. Love" <> | Subject | Re: kapm-idled : is this a bug? |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 stewart@neuron.com hissed: > I've recently begun testing my laptop on the latest 2.4.0-test12-pre[78] > kernels. When freshly booted and nothing producing a load on the system, > top reports a process called 'kapm-idled' consuming between 60% an 85% > of CPU cycles. [...]
its supposed to do this - its taking up the idle thread. its not actually using those cpu cycles, dont worry.
yes, i agree -- its cpu usage shouldnt be shown as normal but integrated under the idle thread.
-- Robert M. Love rml@ufl.edu rml@tech9.net
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