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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:59:51 -0200 (BRST)
From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>
To: Joseph Cheek <joseph@cheek.com>
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Subject: Re: test12 + initrd = swapper at 99.8% CPU time
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Joseph Cheek wrote:

> hi all,
> 
> i'm using test12 to perform a clean linux install.  as soon as i get to
> a command prompt, ps axufw shows swapper at 99.8% CPU usage.  this
> didn't repro with test11, and doesn't repro if i don't use an initrd.
> 
> my load avg stays above 1 even if nothing [a couple gettys and a shell]
> is running.
> 
> what can i do to debug this?  any ideas?

Boot with "profile=2" kernel option and read readprofile (1) man page to
know how to use it. 

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