From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dev_zero Subject: Re: kacpid problems Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 13:58:25 +0100 Message-ID: <418CCA71.6080109@yahoo.no> References: <418C0EFA.6000001@yahoo.no> <20041106020207.GA7283@pooh> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20041106020207.GA7283@pooh> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Laszlo 'GCS' Boszormenyi wrote: > * dev_zero [2004-11-06 00:38:34 +0100]: > > >>When my processor gets too hot, over 85 C it tries to shutdown(S5), but >>the only thing that happends is that kacpid starts running and runns >>with 99% CPU usage. >>(taken from top) >>5 root 7 -10 0 0 0 R 99.0 0.0 0:17.94 kacpid >> >>Is it someone who knows what is wrong? Is it a bug or is it my hardware >>that is the problem? > > I have this also, but not always. Also even kacpid shows 99% CPU usage, > as I see gkrellm, it shows that about 45% is spent in kernel space, and > the rest in user space. I say not always because sometimes my machine > goes without any problem even when hot, or bugging when it is not really > hot. Don't know if my 'bug' is really related to yours, but yes, it is > annoying as when this happens I can not shutdown manually even. The last > line I see acpi_poweroff_called (even if I stop the kacpid process > before). > Is it a laptop or a desktop machine? > > Regards, > Laszlo/GCS I have a laptop. After the kacpid starts running with 99% cpu usage I cannot use my machine I have to reboot, because it's lagging too much. And the last line I see when I switch to init 0 is also "acpi_poweroff_called". ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click