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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073148 Title: [960GM/U3S3 FX] Higher than expected cpu overhead on using multiple cores Status in Linux: Unknown Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 dev and have noticed a high cpu overhead if a process is using multiple threads and computing them on different cores. To measure this I have written a little script in Python which I will attach. The script will create 2 threads which are using only a little time of a cpu core. On my AMD Phenom II X6 1045T the Linux kernel will assign the 2 threads on 2 cores which will use a total cpu time of 40% from a maximum of 600%. But if I'm using "taskset -ap 0x00000001 pid_of_script" the 2 threads will be assigned to 1 core and the total cpu usage will be only 25% from 600%. I'm wondering why there is a cpu overhead of 60% if the Linux kernel is using 2 cores instead of 1 core. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: sworddragon 2374 F.... plugin-containe /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: sworddragon 2374 F...m plugin-containe /dev/snd/timer: sworddragon 2374 f.... plugin-containe CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf9ff4000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC662 rev1' Components : 'HDA:10ec0662,18497662,00100101' Controls : 33 Simple ctrls : 18 CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: No such file or directory dmesg: write failed: Broken pipe DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Lsusb: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. MarkForUpload: True NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=f1ce7323-74dc-46f7-95f7-887cc54403e7 ro ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Tags: raring Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.20 dmi.board.asset.tag: BC5FF4739C55 dmi.board.name: 960GM/U3S3 FX dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.20:bd05/21/2012:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rn960GM/U3S3FX:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1073148/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp