David,
ld is the GNU linker. It links various object
files to act in unison as though they were a
single program.
I, too, find ld sucking up all my CPU. It happens
only while running Netscape. Next time you have
the problem, open up xterm, and run pstree. You
may find that Netscape branches off
of ld-linux.so.
This is a problem with Netscape that might be
resolved in the upcoming Mozilla version.
I recommend that you monitor your CPU usage with
xosview, an applet in gnome, or ktop in KDE
(which can be put on the panel so you can keep an
eye on it).
You can remedy the situation by right clicking ld
or Netscape while in gtop and choosing "kill
now". Or you can type "kill PID" in an xterm,
where PID is the process ID of ld. You will lose
what you are doing in Netscape.
Pelon
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> I've noticed ld.linux.so.2 taking up most of my CPU usage on gtop and wanted to
> know what it is/why it's taking up so much CPU ect.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me?
>
> --
> -David Talbot
> Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin
