How to clear CPU congestion?

[Darrin Chandler]

On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 12:37:14PM -0700, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> Kenneth wrote:
> >> My system cruises along fine for days without any CPU overload
> >> ('top' normally shows CPU usage at about 2%) ... and then something 
> >> happens (I don't know what) that causes the CPU% (as shown in the 
> >> 'top' results below) to shoot up to 90+%. 
> >>
> >>   PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
> >>  3098 root      25   0 80492  62m 4460 S 98.9 12.5   5233:50 X
> > 
> > This shows X taking 98.9% of the CPU.  screensaver perhaps?
> 
> That would be my guess as well.  If you don't have a 3D capable video
> card (and/or 3d drivers for X), then the OpenGL screen savers will peg
> the CPU as long as they are running.

Screensavers are usually set to come on sooner than days. ;) Also, it's
X hogging CPU, not the graphics hack.

Over the years I've seen X whack out like this many, many times. It
still happens to me now and then.

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