I've seen some slowdown's also when kapm-idled is enabled in the kernel: processes would be slower starting HD access was slower screen refresh was slower etc...
Using kernel 2.4.9 on a Dell Latitude CP M233ST. Once I recompiled without the option, my speed is back. I notice that the kapm-idled still shows up in my process list, but it is not sucking up all the CPU time now. Steve On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 01:12:04AM +0800, csj wrote: > On 04 Sep 2001 09:53:03 +0100 > Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2001-09-03 at 22:34, Eric G. Miller wrote: > <snip> > > > AFAIK, kapm-idled has something to do with apm management on newer > > > kernels. That 80% CPU usage is apparently something of a lie, since > > > when this process is switched in, it isn't doing anything (e.g. 80% > > > idled, or some such). I'm still running in 2.2.x land, so maybe > someone > > > else can give a better explanation... > > > > That's right. kapm-idled is the idle time daemon in kernel 2.4.x. It > > runs when the processor is not doing anything and calls the idle/call > > instructions to cool the processor/slow the processor/save battery. > > Got it. I remember ticking some option in the xconfig after I recompiled > for a newer processor. Now, does this "idle time daemon" have any > performance penalty? Does it have anything to do with the slower hard > disk accesses I've been having after I upgraded to a Duron 800? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================================================= Steve Mayer Oracle Corporation Senior Member of Technical Staff 1211 SW 5th Ave. Portland Development Center Suite 900 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-525-3127 =============================================================
