Re: 5 second cpu spike in FC3T3

["W. Guy Thomas" <mrguytx austin rr com>]

On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 00:04 -0400, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Could yoy please provide a bit more description?  What do you mean by a spike?
> >>What kind of cpu and other hardware? Software versions of testing components 
> >>(if upgraded)?
> >>
> >>Tom
> >>-- 
> >>Tom Taylor 
> >>Registered linux user #263467
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >ok, fire up gkrellm.
> >watch "cpu"
> >every 5 seconds I get a complete cpu spike to the top of the meter.
> >when pc goes into screensaver mode, every 5 seconds, xscreensaver halts
> >for 1 second, then continues.
> >
> >I am on a Dell C840 laptop, PIII700, 384RAM, 40GB, nvidia graphics (from
> >FC3T3 not nvidia)...nothing special as far as testing, this is stock
> >FC3T3.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >  
> >
> You might want to check the GKrellM web site first, the FAQ may be helpful.
> 
> http://web.wt.net/~billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html
> 
> 

yes, I've looked at that.
this didn't occur on FC1 or FC2 so I don't think it's gkrellm specific.
I still think it's picking up some logging on ext3 or something like
that.


-- 
=Guy
23:07:27 up 2 days, 1:36, 3 users, load average: 1.12, 1.24, 1.14