Bug#637573: linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64: kswapd uses 100% cpu

To: Sergey <sey5020@gmail.com>, 637573@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#637573: linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64: kswapd uses 100% cpu
From: Liang Guo <bluestonechina@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:32:06 +0800
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On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Sergey <sey5020@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.39-3
> Severity: important
>
>
> on sandy bridge ( Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M )
> kswapd uses 100% CPU when there is little free memory.
> swap space not used.
>
> after the command echo 1> /proc/sys/vm/drop_kaches kswapd
> disappears.
>
I‘ve met this bug too, my cpu is i5-2410M, After upgrade kernel
 to  3.0.0-1-amd64, this bug disappear.

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Liang Guo
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