2.6 kernel and high CPU usage in X

dpowers · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 119

So I got the 2.6 kernel running, and let me just say, it is nice. However, I have an issue that I don't know how to overcome. X is taking up 40% of my CPU at all times. I've tried rebooting, and it doesn't help.

Anyone have any idea? I am running linux-2.6.0-test7-bk5, and xfree-4.3.0-r3 along with gnome-2.4.0.

Thanks for your help.

-dmp

dpowers · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 119

Well, I tried upgrading to 2.6.0-test8 and that still didn't fix it. Now I'm trying to re-emerge xfree.

Sequentious · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:15 am Post subject:

have you tried running top, and sorting based on processor usage? Is it actually X using your cpu, or is it something else?

I'm using 2.6 and sit around a constant 1% cpu usage. This is because of my battery monitor and gkrellm, though.
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dpowers · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 119

I've used top and that's how I'm seeing X using my CPU:

6852 root 15 0 332m 62m 278m S 21.6 12.4 343:13.50 X
6983 dpowers 15 0 18876 8804 15m R 7.9 1.7 49:05.77 gtik2_applet2

It usally is between 30 annd 40% however.

-dmp

sieter · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 111

I've got the same problem since 2.6.0-test2 or 3
X takes about 30% of my CPU, Athlon XP 1700 - so that's alot I think.
Tried mm-sources vanilla kernel and love-patches, same thing.
Don't know, but could it be a Problem with the nvidia binary drivers?