Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754883Ab3GOSuz (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:50:55 -0400 Received: from mail-ye0-f179.google.com ([209.85.213.179]:62329 "EHLO mail-ye0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752422Ab3GOSuy convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:50:54 -0400 Message-ID: <51e4448c.6297ec0a.6301.5e14@mx.google.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:50:49 -0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?RMOibmllbA==?= Fraga To: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Mike Galbraith , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 3.10.0: Full dynticks = high load In-Reply-To: <20130715150134.GB6442@somewhere> References: <20130712065227.GC1985@fancy-poultry.org> <1373895406.7353.99.camel@marge.simpson.net> <20130715142556.GA6442@somewhere> <51e40c69.e8c6ec0a.14aa.fffff47c@mx.google.com> <20130715150134.GB6442@somewhere> Organization: http://www.youtube.com/DanielFragaBR X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.0cvs128 (GTK+ 2.24.14; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 940 Lines: 24 On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:01:35 +0200 Frederic Weisbecker wrote: > On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:51:18AM -0300, Dâniel Fraga wrote: > > The problem is that when we use the new Full dynticks option > > form kernel 3.10.0, the load will go high, always above 1. Bug? > > You mean this is the result that the "uptime" command gives you? And > your system is doing something? Or is it mostly idle? It is idle, but the load remains high all the time. Going back to the "Idle dynticks system (tickless idle)" solves the problem. So the issue is with the new Full dynticks. -- Linux 3.10.0: Unicycling Gorilla http://www.youtube.com/DanielFragaBR http://www.libertarios.org.br -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/