Hi, I'm curious if there are debug settings enabled in the unstable kernel which might cause it to run slower than released kernels, and if so, what those settings might be so I can recompile and test, to eliminate it.
I'm running on a Dell Inspiron 630m laptop, with 1gig of RAM, running the Gnome3 desktop. It is a pretty fresh sid install, upgraded from a Squeeze CD install. I haven't installed any fancy video drivers.... it's pretty stock. When I run the sid 3.2.x kernel, light browsing and typing in a terminal window can keep the CPU at 50% consistently. Sometimes it hovers around 90%. If I run the old Squeeze kernel, 2.6.32, which is still on here from the upgrade, it can idle down to about 12% to maybe 25%. Strangely, there is no one process that is taking up so much power. It seems to be a kernel level thing. The extra cpu activity really causes the machine to run hot, so much so that it is unpleasant to use. I don't know why just changing the kernel can affect this. I'm running stock squeeze and sid kernels. If I can provide debug information to help track this down, please let me know. Thanks, - Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
