Subject: kern/21024: eap driver consuming too much CPU
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <kavron@xs4all.nl>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/05/2003 03:53:15
>Number:         21024
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       eap driver consuming too much CPU
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Apr 05 03:54:00 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jorge
>Release:        1.6Q
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD ws1 1.6Q NetBSD 1.6Q (VVZ) #15: Fri Apr  4 21:49:37 CEST 2003  kavron@ws1:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/VVZ i386
>Description:
XMMS (audio application, aviable in pkgsrc) consumes too much CPU (>60%)while playing a song with the eap driver. After analyzing a while, thinking the scope of the problem lied on the application I notice it was on the eap driver. I have two soundcards, one integrated on the motherboard I never use and never compile support for in the kernel. But after a try and compile a kernel without support for my second sound card, the one I always use (sb 128, es1373) with the eap driver, and compile a kernel with the integrated sound card I experienced that the problem was with the eap driver.

Notice this happens only with xmms with the eap driver. Other sound applications work well.
>How-To-Repeat:
I have asked someone with this driver, xmms and running -current but he seems not to experience the problem. So I don't know exactly how to reproduce the problem for anyone.
>Fix:
don't know.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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