i86_mwait is the idle function the cpu is executing when it has nothing else to do. Basically it sleeps inside of that function.
Lockstat based profiling just samples what is on cpu, so idle time shows up as some form of mwait, depending on how the bios is configured. Steve ----- Original Message ----- On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 20:33, Michael Stapleton if you're answering my question: I'm not guessing that much: I looked at lockstat output, and right there at the top we see i86_mwait consuming 45%(!) . _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
