Tal Amir wrote: >all, > > i have a proccess called kapm-idled that takes 70-90% of my cpu all of >the time. > i guess its something related to power managment, but i have no idea what >it does. >it just wont go away. kill -9 (as root) will not kill it as well. >this is mandrake 8.1 kde 2.2.2 on a toshiba laptop. > >any1 knows how to kill this SOB ? ;) > >tal. > > > >================================================================= >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command >echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > this proccess is for power saving properties. its an option the kernel is compiled with - in general setup -> advanced power management -> make cpu calls when idle (CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE) doesnt harm .. u can read in the kernel help about it or recompile the kernel with this turned off :) Sparx
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