Kristian Kvilekval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am trying to use the latest kernel, but have noticed some changes
> in the X environment. Simple text output has become CPU intensive.
> For example, "ps aux" in a gnome-terminal can force the X server
> process into 70% CPU usage as monitored by top. The output is
> bursty and can slow to a crawl sometimes.
>
> I first noticed this using 'menuconfig' in the linux sources when
> screen redraws seemed to take a long time.
>
> Has anybody else had similar experiences? Any suggestions what to
> try next?
One thing to check is that the X server is being started with a nice
value of zero. You can change this by running (as root):
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-common
