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From: Joseph Cheek <joseph@cheek.com>
To: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: test12 + initrd = swapper at 99.8% CPU time
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:25:19 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A391E9F.CAF42006@cheek.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200012141246.eBECkoc06148@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>

hi,

ps axufw shows it as pid 1.

Russell King wrote:

> Joseph Cheek writes:
> > i'm using test12 to perform a clean linux install.  as soon as i get to
> > a command prompt, ps axufw shows swapper at 99.8% CPU usage.  this
> > didn't repro with test11, and doesn't repro if i don't use an initrd.
>
> What pid does this task have?  The only process that should be "swapper"
> is pid0, and pid0 should be hidden from view.
>
> If its not pid0, then I'd guess that it may be a rogue program...
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thanks!

joe

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  reply	other threads:[~2000-12-14 19:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-13 23:09 test12 + initrd = swapper at 99.8% CPU time Joseph Cheek
2000-12-13 21:59 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2000-12-14 12:46 ` Russell King
2000-12-14 19:25   ` Joseph Cheek [this message]
2000-12-15  3:00     ` test12 + initrd = swapper at 99.8% CPU timer Mike Galbraith

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