On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> Right now, Top reports X as using 31.7% of my memory and 2.6% of my CPU.
What's the Resident Segment Size of X? Not the Virtual Segment Size, mind
you. I believe X maps the video controller into virtual memory, plus who
knows what else, so VSS isn't a particularly meaningful measurement. The RSS
is how much physical memory X is actually using.
2.6% of CPU is quite normal for X11. It does take some CPU power to handle
all the graphics calls GUI programs are constantly making. And, if you're
running top in an xterm, then you're going to aggravate the problem. :-)
> If I run a WM that is resource-intensive (such as KDE, Gnome, E, etc.),
> there have been a few occasioins where my whole system just froze up on
> me...
Did you try [CTRL]+[ALT]+[BKSPC]?
If that doesn't work, you can try including "Magic SYSRQ Keys" into your
kernel. They introduce some keystrokes which let you, e.g., kill all programs
on the current virtual console, or reset the keyboard to normal mode. I make
extensive use of this when playing Starcraft as root under Wine (which usually
leads to an eventual X server crash, but it gives me a performance boost :).
> I'm starting to wonder if it is something wrong with the scheduling
> subsystem?
What kernel are you running? What release of XFree?
--
Ben Scott
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