So sprach r j am Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 12:02:52AM -0800:
> If the kernel process is using the CPU, the use generates heat, heat

Only because top/ps.... are showing that kapm-idled is "using" your CPU
doesn't mean, that it actually IS using the CPU.  I don't know, but maybe
it's the process that sends commands like HALT to the cpu, so that the cpu
can step down on usage?

> Who else has this happening?  What motherboard?

Gigabyte BX2000, Celeron 400

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