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Subject: Re: High interrupt CPU in top...
From: Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com>
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On 28 October 2014 23:19, Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> wrote:

> On 10/28/14 18:37, Peter Harrison wrote:
>
> >
> > Here's vmstat-i with Xorg running:
> >
> >  interrupt                          total       rate
> > irq1: atkbd0                         139          1
> > irq9: acpi0                          835          7
> > irq12: psm0                         1746         15
> > irq16: uhci3                    20622511     177780
> > irq20: hpet0 uhci0                118696       1023
> > irq21: uhci1                          11          0
> > irq23: ehci0                           2          0
> > irq257: hdac0                       3495         30
> > irq258: iwn0                       13406        115
> > irq259: ahci0                       8639         74
> > irq260: vgapci0                     1979         17
> > Total                           20771459     179064
> >
> > And without Xorg running:
> >
> > interrupt                          total       rate
> > irq1: atkbd0                         150          3
> > irq9: acpi0                          378          9
> > irq20: hpet0 uhci0                  8303        202
> > irq21: uhci1                          11          0
> > irq23: ehci0                           2          0
> > irq257: hdac0                         61          1
> > irq258: iwn0                        1536         37
> > irq259: ahci0                       1634         39
> > Total                              12075        294
> >
> > So X is the problem? What can I do to fix it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter Harrison.
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> Try adding the kernel tunable "hw.drm.msi=0" (without quotes) to your
> /boot/loader.conf file and reboot.  Check vmstat -i with xorg running.
> If it works, fine - that addition will persist.  Of course, if it
> doesn't work, remove that line.
>
>
That looks like it did the trick - thanks!


Peter Harrison.