Subject: bin/3727: rsh - cpu hog
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/08/1997 16:06:48
>Number: 3727
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: rsh grabs 86% cpu time, 80% system time
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Jun 8 16:20:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Wolfgang Rupprecht
>Organization:
W S Rupprecht Computer Consulting, Fremont CA
>Release: sup-ped jun 7, 97
>Environment:
System: NetBSD capsicum.wsrcc.com 1.2F NetBSD 1.2F (WSRCC) #26: Sat Jun 7 13:43:22 PDT 1997 root@capsicum.wsrcc.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/WSRCC i386
>Description:
>How-To-Repeat:
In a directory that has an active cvs over rsh link run:
CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/rsh cvs update
In another window run top. Observe the system % and the load.
load averages: 0.93, 0.53, 0.43 13:41:39
77 processes: 2 running, 75 idle
Cpu states: 19.8% user, 0.2% nice, 80.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% idle
Memory: Real: 42M/102M act/tot Virt: 4371M/5083M act/tot Free: 29M
PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE WAIT TIME CPU COMMAND
24766 wolfgang 76 0 84K 404K run - 0:44 86.43% rsh
Note: this doesn't happen on a similarly setup netbsd 1.2 machine. It
only appears under my -current setup.
>Fix:
Exact cause still unknown. This is just a heads up...
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: