Amit Rana wrote:
> [root@localhost Desktop]# vmstat
> procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system--
> ----cpu----
> r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
> 1 2 276 6880 99140 178664 0 1 74 29 1041 390 7 2 19 73
Robin Laing replied:
> I am no expert but looking at vmstat, I noticed that there are 1041
> interrupts received and 390 context switches. On my system
> (workstation) I have 7 interrupts and 17 context switches. On my
> workstation I have seti-boinc running and has been up for 25 days.
>
> Also i/o waiting is at 73%. Something is making allot of calls to the
> processor and thus loading it down.
>
> What is causing all the interrupts? Some USB device? What devices
> are connected to the computer? What services are running? Try
> shutting services off until you find what is causing the problem.
>
Did Amit Rana (the Original Poster) use nodma for install purposes? Did
it get onto the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.conf? As that would do
it.
James.
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