Subject: Re: High interrupt load with GENERIC.MPACPI (i386)
To: Quentin Garnier <cube@cubidou.net>
From: Sverre Froyen <sverre@viewmark.com>
List: current-users
Date: 08/04/2006 11:36:47
On Friday 04 August 2006 11:12, Quentin Garnier wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 10:54:01AM -0600, Sverre Froyen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just noticed that kernels build from GENERIC.MPACPI (i386) shows a very
> > high interrupt load on an idle computer.  GENERIC and GENERIC.MP do not
> > show this behavior.  Is this a known problem or something worth
> > investigating further?
>
> What does "vmstat -i" say?

(netbsd.viewmark.com): vmstat -i
interrupt                                     total     rate
cpu0 softclock                               327147      100
cpu0 softnet                                   1643        0
cpu0 timer                                   327226      100
cpu0 FPU flush IPI                                2        0
cpu0 FPU synch IPI                                2        0
cpu0 TLB shootdown IPI                          231        0
cpu1 timer                                   325844      100
cpu1 FPU flush IPI                                1        0
cpu1 FPU synch IPI                                2        0
cpu1 TLB shootdown IPI                          789        0
cpu2 timer                                   325844      100
cpu2 TLB shootdown IPI                          806        0
cpu3 timer                                   325844      100
cpu3 FPU synch IPI                                1        0
cpu3 TLB shootdown IPI                          757        0
ioapic0 pin 6                                     1        0
ioapic0 pin 14                                    6        0
ioapic0 pin 5                             964856707   296150
ioapic1 pin 12                                 2181        0
ioapic1 pin 14                                 1882        0
ioapic1 pin 15                                   15        0
Total                                     966496931   296653

(netbsd.viewmark.com): uptime
11:36AM  up 55 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.11, 0.10, 0.08