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Re: [SLE] kapm-idled
  • From: Mads Martin Jørgensen <mmj@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:12:26 -0700
  • Message-id: <20010627121226.V710@xxxxxxxx>
* nico@xxxxxxxxxx <nico@xxxxxxxxxx> [Jun 27. 2001 11:58]:
> Hi,
>
> I've installed SuSE 7.1 on an old pentium 100 with 32 MByte RAM.
>
> It is running fine except that TOp tells me that kapm-idled is
> munching away more than 50% of the CPU capacity.
>
> What is this kapm-idled doing, can I get rid of it and if so, how?

It is a kernel thread that send idle commands to the CPU when that is
not beeing used. It saves energy on some CPUs, and can safely be
ignored.

--
Mads Martin Joergensen, http://mmj.dk
"Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and
totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort."
-- A. P. J.

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