Con Kolivas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Using Linux-Mandrake Cooker-i586 20010404 4:03
>
> kpm for some time now has shown numerous applications all using 99% CPU time
>
> gtop seems to work ok
>
> Any thoughts? Perhaps a 2.4 issue?
http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s14-1
1.Why is kapmd using so much CPU time?
(REG) Don't worry, it's not stealing valuable CPU time from other processes.
It's just consuming idle cycles
(normally charged to the idle task, which is displayed differently in top).
Normally, when your system is idle, the system idle task is run, and this is
shown as idle time (i.e. the "unused"
CPU time is not charged to a specific process). With APM (Advanced Power
Management), a special idle task
(kapmd) is required so that greater power saving techniques can be enabled. So
now, the "unused" CPU time is
charged to the kapmd task instead.
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