From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from post.webmailer.de (natwar.webmailer.de [192.67.198.70]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87DE74829 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 01:55:04 -0600 (MDT) Received: from visoel.de (dialin-145-254-078-185.arcor-ip.net [145.254.78.185]) by post.webmailer.de (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA06059 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:54:59 +0200 (MEST) Message-ID: <3DA29051.6030707@visoel.de> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 09:59:13 +0200 From: Tilo Riemer MIME-Version: 1.0 To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] ksoftirqd eats 100% cpu :-( References: <3DA1A6F3.8030707@visoel.de> <3DA1A641.1090306@esiee.fr> <200210072152.04775.deller@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, >>>I use Debian 3.0 on an HP9000/710. Almost all works fine, but the >>>ksoftirqd eats all cpu time. I read that it's a bug in the kernel. Is >>>there a patch for fixing this problem? >> > It's a bug/feature related to the HIL drivers. > Since we have to poll the HIL ports the whole time > the bunch of running timers increase the ksoftirqd load a lot. Okay, if it's a feature and not a bug I can sleep without worries ;-) Best regards and thanks, Tilo