Re: excessive Xfree CPU with linux 2.6?
On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 23:48, Kristian Kvilekval wrote:
> I am trying to use the latest kernel, but have noticed
> some changes in the X environment. Simple text output
> has become CPU intensive. For example,
> "ps aux" in a gnome-terminal can force the X server
> process into 70% CPU usage as monitored by top. The
> output is bursty and can slow to a crawl sometimes.
Has Sean's suggestion about the X server nice level helped?
See also
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2003/debian-powerpc-200312/msg00144.html and http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=109753 .
It seems that the kernel scheduler (related to the interactivity
tuning?) and/or some X clients behave suboptimally.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
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