*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 887793 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887793
Just did a little blog post on the subject, which sums up the fixes. I hope it is useful. http://carlocapocasa.com/crushing-the-kworker-uprising-or-how-to-fix- your-linux-lenovo-ideapad-y560p/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1087010 Title: kworker uses 70-90% of a CPU core (hyperthreaded) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1087010/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs