%% Sven Gaerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: sg> I'm running Debian woody with a 2.4.0 kernel. I configure my sg> kernel not to use ACPI but APM. When my system runs one process sg> (kapm-idled) is using about 60% of my cpu time. I'm a little bit sg> confused if this is right.
It is right. sg> Can anybody tell me how to decrease this cpu usage or if this is sg> 'normal' for this process. It's normal. That represents the idle CPU (that's why it's called "idled"). If any process on your system wants that CPU, it'll get it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Methods & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.