Mysterious CPU cycles being eaten!

This is new. It started about a week ago. I've noticed that while browsing certain sites, some with heavy Flash content and some without, my CPU activity shoots up. For the most part, I expect this. If I'm running a Flash game in Chrome or FF, I can see the Flash add-on eating up cycles in AM. What boggles me is that even after closing the application, the CPU is still chugging away. More so, with general browsing (non-Flash material), I still see my CPU usage flying up. It will sit at app. 50%/core and stay there indefinitely. AM shows nothing close to using this amount (at most, 2-3%). My only solution, so far, has been a reboot.
Any thoughts?
MBP 1st Gen C2D 2.16
3GB Mem
128GB SSD
Latest SL build...

Was iavd anti-virus process. Did not show up in AM. Used Peekaboo to locate it.

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Rob van Wijk wrote:
Davey,
The design of the table has to be such that it supports its use the best way. If the query you showed is the query that it needs to be optimized for, you'll want to look into partitioning and indexing this table. Range partitioning on cust_activity and a local index on (cust_name,database_update_date) maybe?
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I have exactly the same problem!!! And I concluded that the “AUTO CONNECT” function is the main reason of causing the CPU usage. If I uncheck the “AUTO CONNECT” from the saved wi-fi connection, then the CPU would remain claim.
But.. Still, it’s very annoying. So I formatted the hard drive and restore to the original factory condition. Initially, it was working ok. But after WINDOW UPDATES, the same problem happens again!!!!!! May this be the bug from Microsoft??
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Hi,
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Before:
After
Problem description:
8 gig ram but always very low availability…using Memory Clean but never gets more than 2.5 gigs available…and quickly goes down to 20 megs avail….
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 16, 2014 at 8:03:41 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac13,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 3 days 5:9:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST1000LM024 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (501.67 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital Elements 10A8 500.07 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
My Passport (disk2s1) /Volumes/My Passport : 500.07 GB (366.05 GB free)
Western Digital My Passport 071D 1 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine 1TB (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine 1TB : 999.83 GB (291.68 GB free)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Toast 8 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.3) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support
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[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) Support
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.9.8 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.IOFireWireWDHID (1.1.2) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
WDBMService: Path: /Library/StartupItems/WDBMService
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Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[failed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.findmymac.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.Kerberos.digest-service.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[failed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
[failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.maintain.LogOut.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.Restart.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.Sleep.plist Support
[running] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist Support
[invalid?] com.lsreset.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.AutoLoginUserScreenLocked.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist Support
[invalid?] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
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[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Music Manager UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 Support
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101736: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60831.0 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Wallet
Evernote Web Clipper
Disconnect
SlickSavings
Ebay Shopping Assistant
1Password
Save to Pocket
Searchme
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
Java Support
MacFUSE Support
MediaLink Support
MusicManager Support
Perian Support
StuffIt AVR Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 497.67 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine 1TB [Local]
Total size: 999.83 GB
Total number of backups: 69
Oldest backup: 2014-05-15 14:54:37 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-16 05:00:10 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.83 GB < (Disk used 497.67 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      17% Backup to Flickr for iPhoto
      4% Safari
      3% WindowServer
      2% Dropbox
      2% coreaudiod
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.11 GB Backup to Flickr for iPhoto
112 MB Safari
103 MB mds_stores
86 MB WindowServer
69 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
685 MB Free RAM
3.09 GB Active RAM
1.51 GB Inactive RAM
1.20 GB Wired RAM
132.97 GB Page-ins
951 MB Page-outs

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Hi,
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Alex Zhao
TechNet Community Support

Hard drive issues with new imac 27 inch empty space being eaten up

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I use Arch on another Result of ps aux:
[root@zalayane bruno]# ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM root 1 0.0 0.0 root 2 0.0 0.0 root 3 0.0 0.0 root 4 0.0 0.0 root 5 0.0 0.0 root 6 0.0 0.0 root 7 0.0 0.0 root 8 0.0 0.0 root 9 0.0 0.0 root 10 0.0 0.0 root 11 0.0 0.0 root 12 0.0 0.0 root 13 0.0 0.0 root 14 0.0 0.0 root 15 0.0 0.0 root 16 0.0 0.0 root 17 0.0 0.0 root 18 0.0 0.0 root 19 0.0 0.0 root 20 0.0 0.0 root 21 0.0 0.0 root 22 0.0 0.0 root 23 0.0 0.0 root 24 0.0 0.0 root 25 0.0 0.0 root 26 0.0 0.0 root 27 0.0 0.0 root 28 0.1 0.0 root 29 0.0 0.0 root 30 0.0 0.0 root 31 0.0 0.0 root 32 0.0 0.0 root 33 0.0 0.0 root 34 0.0 0.0 root 35 0.0 0.0 root 36 0.0 0.0 root 37 0.0 0.0 root 38 0.0 0.0 root 39 0.0 0.0 root 40 0.0 0.0 root 41 0.0 0.0 root 42 0.0 0.0 root 43 0.0 0.0 root 44 0.0 0.0 root 45 0.0 0.0 root 46 0.0 0.0 root 47 0.0 0.0 root 48 0.0 0.0 root 49 0.0 0.0 root 50 96.5 0.0 root 51 0.4 0.0 root 52 0.0 0.0 root 53 0.0 0.0 root 62 0.0 0.0 root 63 0.0 0.0 root 64 0.0 0.0 root 65 0.0 0.0 root 66 0.0 0.0 root 67 0.0 0.0 root 68 0.0 0.0 root 69 0.0 0.0 root 70 0.0 0.0 root 71 0.0 0.0 root 72 0.0 0.0 root 73 0.0 0.0 root 74 0.0 0.0 root 75 0.0 0.0 root 76 0.0 0.0 root 77 0.0 0.0 root 78 0.0 0.0 root 79 0.0 0.0 root 80 0.0 0.0 root 1144 0.0 0.0 root 1145 0.0 0.0 root 1146 0.0 0.0 root 1147 0.0 0.0 root 1148 0.0 0.0 root 1149 0.0 0.0 root 1150 0.0 0.0 root 1151 0.0 0.0 root 1152 0.0 0.0 root 1153 0.0 0.0 root 1154 0.0 0.0 root 1155 0.0 0.0 root 1156 0.0 0.0 root 1157 0.0 0.0 root 1158 0.0 0.0 root 1204 0.0 0.0 root 1205 0.0 0.0 root 1206 0.0 0.0 root 1207 0.0 0.0 root 1208 0.0 0.0 root 1209 0.0 0.0 root 1210 0.0 0.0 root 1211 0.0 0.0 root 1212 0.0 0.0 root 1245 0.0 0.0 root 1778 0.0 0.0 root 1881 0.0 0.0 root 1936 0.0 0.0 root 1956 0.0 0.0 root 1990 0.0 0.0 root 2029 0.0 0.0 root 2128 0.0 0.0 root 2217 0.0 0.0 root 2218 0.0 0.0 root 2219 0.0 0.0 root 2220 0.0 0.0 root 2221 0.0 0.0 root 2222 0.0 0.0 root 2223 0.0 0.0 root 2224 0.0 0.0 root 2225 0.0 0.0 root 2237 0.0 0.0 root 2339 0.0 0.0 26092 root 2340 root 2380 0.0 0.0 root 2397 0.0 0.0 root 2724 root 2725 0.0 0.0 root 2726 0.0 0.0 root 2727 0.0 0.0 root 2728 0.0 0.0 root 2729 0.0 0.0 bruno 2730 bruno 2774 bruno 2791 0.0 0.0 15536 root 2792 root 2794 0.0 0.0 bruno 2797 bruno 2803 bruno 2805 bruno 2806 0.0 0.0 13492 bruno 2814 0.0 0.0 19816 bruno 2816 0.0 0.0 12728 bruno 2828 bruno 2876 bruno 2883 root 2902 0.0 0.0 root 3011 root 3014 bruno 3081 0.0 0.0 root 3307 0.0 0.0 root 3308 0.0 0.0 root 3309 0.0 0.0 root 3310 0.0 0.0 root 3311 0.0 0.0 root 3312 0.0 0.0 root 3313 0.0 0.0 root 3314 0.0 0.0 root 3357 0.0 0.0 root 3381 Help greatly appreciated
Bruno
EDIT:
There is a know I'm waiting for Last edited ArchLinux (x86_64) today on my new HP 8740w laptop (Core-i7 Q720 + nVidia quadro FX 3800m).
from testing.
of the first core all the time as reported by ps aux.
laptop (HP 4510s) every day with the same kernel without problem.
VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
3892 604 ? Ss 17:52 0:01 init [3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kthreadd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [migration/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ksoftirqd/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [watchdog/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:02 [events/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [events/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [cpuset]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [khelper]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [netns]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [async/mgr]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [pm]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [sync_supers]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [bdi-default]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kblockd/7]
0 0 ? R 17:52 23:08 [kacpid]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:06 [kacpi_notify]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kacpi_hotplug]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kseriod]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [khungtaskd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kswapd0]
0 0 ? SN 17:52 0:00 [ksmd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [aio/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [crypto/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/6]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata/7]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ata_aux]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_3]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_4]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [scsi_eh_5]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [jbd2/sda3-8]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
6696 1324 ? S<s 17:52 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [cfg80211]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [khubd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kpsmoused]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [kmmcd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [pccardd]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [hd-audio0]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [usbhid_resumer]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [jbd2/sda4-8]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwrit]
0 0 ? S 17:52 0:00 [flush-8:0]
544 ? S 17:53 0:00 supervising syslog-ng
0.0 0.0 28460 1992 ? Ss 17:53 0:00 /usr/sbin/syslog-ng
8200 340 ? Ss 17:53 0:00 /sbin/dhcpcd -q eth0
5988 652 ? Ss 17:53 0:00 /usr/sbin/crond -S -l info
0.0 0.0 43524 1244 tty1 Ss 17:53 0:00 /bin/login --
3888 584 tty2 Ss+ 17:53 0:00 /sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty2 linux
3888 584 tty3 Ss+ 17:53 0:00 /sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty3 linux
3888 584 tty4 Ss+ 17:53 0:00 /sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty4 linux
3888 580 tty5 Ss+ 17:53 0:00 /sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty5 linux
3888 584 tty6 Ss+ 17:53 0:00 /sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty6 linux
0.0 0.0 25004 2708 tty1 S 17:55 0:00 -zsh
0.0 0.0 13492 1660 tty1 S+ 17:57 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startx
800 tty1 S+ 17:57 0:00 xinit /home/bruno/.xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc :0 -auth /tmp/serverauth.Xw0YumC8Qn
1.4 0.7 110936 31376 tty7 S<s+ 17:57 0:16 /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp
6692 1252 ? S< 17:57 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
0.0 0.0 13492 1556 tty1 S 17:57 0:00 sh /home/bruno/.xinitrc
0.0 0.2 70688 10320 tty1 S 17:57 0:00 urxvtd
0.2 0.2 157416 10068 tty1 S 17:57 0:02 awesome
888 tty1 S 17:57 0:00 /bin/sh /home/bruno/bin/wallpaperch.sh
560 tty1 S 17:57 0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch 5da171bbbf3ff2e336da543300000294 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
868 ? Ss 17:57 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-address 7 --session
0.0 0.0 27260 3012 pts/0 Ss 17:58 0:00 zsh
2.4 2.7 474568 108032 tty1 Sl 18:00 0:23 firefox
0.0 0.0 37928 3056 ? S 18:00 0:00 /usr/lib/GConf/gconfd-2
6692 1148 ? S< 18:00 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
0.0 0.0 22952 1196 pts/0 S 18:11 0:00 su
0.0 0.0 15732 2180 pts/0 S 18:11 0:00 bash
5872 548 tty1 S 18:12 0:00 sleep 15m
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/0]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/1]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/2]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/3]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/4]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/5]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/6]
0 0 ? S 18:13 0:00 [kondemand/7]
3884 600 ? Ss 18:14 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
0.0 0.0 10612 1172 pts/0 R+ 18:16 0:00 ps aux
bug in some HP laptop BIOS. Kernel 2.6.35 (git version) resolve this issue, but it need to add the line "echo disable > /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe01" in /etc/rc.local
the Arch version of 2.6.35 now :-)
by arcangeli (2010-06-25 07:30:41)

Hi rippleAdder,
Update your BIOS as this bug come from the new HP bios on some laptop (mainly EliteBook) and reset to factory setting. There is a problem with "run always the fan whith AC adapter connected" or something like that (i can't look at my bios now because i'm compiling a big software).
The patch was applied to the 2.6.35 tree after the rc3 release candidate.
Please try this patch with the kernel source 2.6.35-rc3 with the last git patch (i'm using the 20100625 version) and add tjhis patch (found somewhere on the kenel bugzilla):
drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme_acpi.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme_acpi.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme_acpi.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/pci/pcie/pme/pcie_pme_acpi.c
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ int pcie_pme_acpi_setup(struct pcie_devi
if (!handle)
return -EINVAL;
- status = acpi_pci_osc_control_set(handle,
+ status = AE_NOT_FOUND;
+ /*status = acpi_pci_osc_control_set(handle,
OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_PME_CONTROL |
- OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_CAP_STRUCTURE_CONTROL);
+ OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_CAP_STRUCTURE_CONTROL);*/
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
dev_info(&port->dev,
"Failed to receive control of PCIe PME service: %s\n",
After compiling/installing the new kernel, add
echo disable > /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe01
to /etc/rc.local
Restart with the new kernel.
I've made a PKGBUILD file (tweaked from another kernel release) for this. Please ask if you need it. It's not very good but do the job.

Problem with Java eating up CPU cycles

I am not sure if this is the place to post this but there isn't really a problems area I could find. I have an xserve with a single CPU (older type, not Intel) and I noticed that the blue lights on the front were lit up solid. I did some looking around and found out they are CPU lights, so I did "top -o cpu" and came up with this as taking up all my CPU when it is idle:
67 ?? Rs 1509:18.90 java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/Library/Tomcat/common/endorsed -classpath /Library/Java/Home/lib/tools.jar:/Library/Tomcat/bin/bootstra
This came from a "ps -A | grep java" command, but as you can see it has been running for a while. I have tried to kill the process but it will not go down. How do I shut it down and keep it from doing this again?

It's clear that there is some Java based application running on your machine, but there isn't enough information to determine what, specifically.
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ITunes eating CPU cycles when idle?

I'm using the latest version of everything (OS X 10.4.10 & iTunes 7.4.2). On my Dual 2.5GHz G5 tower, iTunes seems to gobble up a lot of processor cycles when it's just sitting there doing nothing. In activity monitor, iTunes routinely is eating up 10-15% of cycles when it's just sitting there, not playing. That seems like a lot of activity for an idle app. Is this a bug?

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