On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 07:39, Colin LEROY wrote: > >>iboox:~# uptime > >> 11:27:37 up 32 min, 1 user, load average: 1.96, 1.23, 0.77 > >> > >>If I discharge this module, > >> > >>iboox:~# rmmod therm_adt746x > >>iboox:~# uptime > >> 11:37:15 up 42 min, 1 user, load average: 0.11, 0.56, 0.65 > > > >somebody knows what happens? > >This is just an artefact due to the way kernel counts daemonized > >module cpu usage in the load average. Actually your cpu is not >working > that much. > >Can you confirm Colin ? > > Yes, that's due to the TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE flag. It adds 1 to the load > average, however it uses very little CPU. Other macintosh's fan drivers > show the same behaviour.
You're getting a hint that TASK_UNINTERRUPTABLE is not playing nice. Don't ignore the hint. People get pissed off when "kill -9 12345" doesn't work.
