Just to note that this bug still exist in ubuntu 12.10. I have xoredgers kernel and cinnamon installed.
Problem is showing after connecting power adapter. Dispersals once, i will unplug it. Solution from previous comments worked just fine. sudo su - echo N> /sys/module/drm_kms_helper/parameters/poll echo "options drm_kms_helper poll=N">/etc/modprobe.d/local.conf Linux 3.7.0-7-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Sat Dec 15 16:34:21 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887793 Title: Kworker constantly taking about 100% CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/887793/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs