Re: [PATCH] IPMI: Add parameter to limit CPU usage in kipmid

[Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:23:54 -0600
> Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> wrote:
> 
>> From: Martin Wilck <martin.wilck@ts.fujitsu.com>
>>
>> In some cases kipmid can use a lot of CPU.
> 
> Why is that?  Without this information it is hard for others to suggest
> alternative implementations.

[picking up the thread from the middle]

I dunno why, but I can confirm that kipmid is one of the most
noticeable threads on all machines here running ipmid.

Here's an example from a machine with 20days uptime.
According to `ps -aflx', [kipmid] process took 30:34
sec of CPU time.  Most close to that is [md6_raid1]
thread with 12:30, and next to that is [kjournald]
with 0:24.  30:34 is not exactly huge given 20days
uptime, but it is a clear "winner", far from the
most close competitor.

Different kernels, somewhat different hardware, but
the same behavour.

/mjt