From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Malte Thoma Subject: Re: performance problems? Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:06:07 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3DFD896F.3020302@uni-muenster.de> References: Reply-To: thoma-iYtK5bfT9M8b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Markus Gaugusch Cc: ACPI-Devel List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Markus Gaugusch wrote: > On Nov 19, Loic Jaquemet wrote: > >>i'am using 2.4.19 + around october patch ( I'll check that this evening ) >>on sony vaio fx502 >>[...] >>when I fetch the /proc/acpi//state|info files, I get a 1-2 >>second freeze| lag .. >>[...] >>I'm not sure, but i think i didn't have this problem on pre-september >>patches .. > > No, it has been present before. I have an FX405 and can't use any battery > monitor applet that reads the info file. Even a 'cat > /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info' causes a noticable peak in my cpu monitor > (kernel time). At least, it doesn't freeze keyboard anymore, thanks to the > ACPI people! You can try my 'heatload'. Because I have an Sony, too, I have made a workaround for the 'info'-File. (I'm using an older ACPI-patch for kernel 2.4.18) Greetings, Malte ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/