Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750712AbWIHWsH (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:48:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751120AbWIHWsH (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:48:07 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:1799 "EHLO spitz.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750712AbWIHWsE (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:48:04 -0400 Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 22:47:52 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Metathronius Galabant Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: top displaying 50% si time and 50% idle on idle machine Message-ID: <20060908224752.GK8793@ucw.cz> References: <1b270aae0609071108h22bc10b0v5d2227abfc66c53c@mail.gmail.com> <20060907175323.57a5c6b0.akpm@osdl.org> <1b270aae0609081403u11b76ae9v72ad933475a2319f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1b270aae0609081403u11b76ae9v72ad933475a2319f@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 648 Lines: 21 > >>Cpu(s): 0.0% us, 0.0% sy, 0.0% ni, 50.0% id, 0.0% > >>wa, 0.0% hi, 50.0%si > > >Do `ps aux', look for a process stuck in D state. > > The issue that startled me: there is _NO_ process in a D > state! > BTW what means si? (interrupt service time? google > didn't find anything) 'soft interrupt' probably. try disconnecting network. Pavel -- Thanks for all the (sleeping) penguins. - 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/