linux-kernel - Re: High CPU load when machine is idle (related to PROBLEM: Unusually high load average when idle in 2.6.35, 2.6.35.1 and later)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:26:01 -0500
From:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Damien Wyart <damien.wyart@...e.fr>, tmhikaru@...il.com,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>,
	Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@...onical.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
Subject: Re: High CPU load when machine is idle (related to PROBLEM:
 Unusually high load average when idle in 2.6.35, 2.6.35.1 and later)

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 09:15:20PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > I'll try and get around to it somewhere this week again.
> 
> How does this work for you? Its hideous but lets start simple.
> 

At least one user reports noticeably lower idle load average using a
kernel with that patch.

Thanks, looks promising!

 Kyle
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/