Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:46:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:44:55 -0500 Received: from zero.tech9.net ([209.61.188.187]:52484 "EHLO zero.tech9.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:44:02 -0500 Subject: Re: kapm-idled From: Robert Love To: Gert Menke Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20011204211833.A1364@mouse.mydomain> In-Reply-To: <20011204211833.A1364@mouse.mydomain> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release) Date: 04 Dec 2001 15:43:52 -0500 Message-Id: <1007498633.16169.22.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2001-12-04 at 15:18, Gert Menke wrote: > I just compiled 2.4.16 for my notebook with "Make CPU Idle calls when idle" > enabled. Now kapm-idled uses up to 50% cpu when the system is otherwise > idle. Is that correct? It is quite disturbing to have 50% System load when > the system is supposed to be idle. Yes, this is the correct behavior. I agree it is annoying. Robert Love - 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/