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From: Tilo Riemer <t.riemer@visoel.de>
To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] ksoftirqd eats 100% cpu :-(
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 10:03:13 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DA29141.3030802@visoel.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200210072152.04775.deller@gmx.de

Hello list,

>>>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.

Btw, if the mouse and keyboard are attached, the ksoftirqd needs about 
50-60%, without mouse and keyboard, it needs 100%.


Best regards, Tilo

  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-10-08  7:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-07 15:23 [parisc-linux] ksoftirqd eats 100% cpu :-( Tilo Riemer
2002-10-07 15:20 ` Thibaut VARENE
2002-10-07 19:52   ` Helge Deller
2002-10-08  7:59     ` Tilo Riemer
2002-10-08  8:03     ` Tilo Riemer [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-10-08 14:27 John Marvin
2002-10-08 23:48 ` Carlos O'Donell
2002-10-11  8:21   ` Tilo Riemer
2002-10-11 17:13     ` Helge Deller
2002-10-09  3:46 ` Brian S. Julin
2002-10-09  7:41   ` Enrik Berkhan

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