Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-10 Thread Frank Mehnert
Hi Vincent, On Monday 10 September 2007, you wrote: I am using vanilla Debian kernel. I have upgraded to the latest in Sid and still have the problem. I attach the config file to this message. Here is the top of dmesg: Linux version 2.6.22-2-686-bigmem (Debian 2.6.22-4) ([EMAIL

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-10 Thread Vincent Bernat
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:01:36 +0200, Frank Mehnert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thank you for the additional information. Please could you add nohz=off to your kernel command line and try if the problem is probably gone? There is a problem with CONFIG_NO_HZ-enabled Linux kernels we are

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-06 Thread Vincent Bernat
And, BTW, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc even when no virtual machine are running. Just running the frontend of VirtualBox makes the trick. I will test if the problem is still here with 1.5.0 tomorrow. The problem still exists in 1.5.0. Tell me if you need more info on my hardware. Thanks.

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-06 Thread Frank Mehnert
Hi, please could you attach your kernel configuration? Thanks, Frank -- ## innotek GmbH, http://www.innotek.de ## signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-05 Thread Patrick Winnertz
forwarded 440904 [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks Hello, I've forwarded this issue to the upstream author. Thanks for your report. -- .''`. Patrick Winnertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : GNU/Linux Debian-Edu Developer `. `'` http://www.der-winnie.de http://d.skolelinux.org/~winnie `- Debian -

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-05 Thread Patrick Winnertz
Okay get a answer from upstream: 22:55:28 pwinnertz | hey 22:55:34 pwinnertz | anybody around? 22:55:52 pwinnertz | can someone could have a look on this bug here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440904 22:58:41 bird | amd box? 22:59:18 pwinnertz

Bug#440904: When virtualbox is running, ksoftirqd takes 20% proc

2007-09-05 Thread Vincent Bernat
OoO La nuit ayant déjà recouvert d'encre ce jour du mercredi 05 septembre 2007, vers 23:06, Patrick Winnertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] disait: Okay get a answer from upstream: 22:55:28 pwinnertz | hey 22:55:34 pwinnertz | anybody around? 22:55:52 pwinnertz | can someone