Ric Otte wrote: > One thing I notice is that while copying the files (using either cp or > rsync (and also tar, although I didn't pay as much attention), is that > according to top, Xfree86 is often using up to 78-99% of the cpu, and > things are very sluggish for a few seconds after the copying is done. > Every few seconds Xfree86 will go to the top of top with a high cpu > usage. This is puzzling to me, because I'm using fluxbox with 3 open > rxvt terminals.
Are you using the --progress option to rsync? If so then the display updating will cause your rxvt terminals to do a lot of screen writing and would account for the cpu utilization. Bob
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
