From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC912679E0 for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 11:46:22 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: Load average 1.0 on idle machine From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt To: "Brian D. Carlstrom" In-Reply-To: <17510.55656.607530.491585@zot.electricrain.com> References: <87wtcplejw.fsf@blackdown.de> <17510.55656.607530.491585@zot.electricrain.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 11:45:58 +1000 Message-Id: <1147657558.21291.65.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 00:16 -0700, Brian D. Carlstrom wrote: > Juergen Kreileder writes: > > with both 2.6.16.11 and 2.6.17-rc4 my PowerMac G5 Quad shows a load > > average of 1.0 when the machine is completely idle (just kernel, init, > > and bash running). > > I see this as well, with the load coming from "kwindfarm". I just > assumed this was expected because of the userlevel thermal control > versus the older in kernel code for the PowerMac7,2 and 7,3 machines. I double checked and the driver should sleep for a second every second unless there the activity of actually doing the thermal control & i2c fan control is really taking that much time... hrm... I suppose I should dig a bit more but I don't have time at the moment. For now, consider the load avergage value bogus :) Ben.