From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 26 20:58:31 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1182B16A402 for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:58:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AFC13C44B for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:58:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l2QKwEWQ015293; Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:58:15 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:05:55 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <45EFC8DD.9030202@KeithPitcher.com> In-Reply-To: <45EFC8DD.9030202@KeithPitcher.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703261505.55688.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:58:15 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/2934/Mon Mar 26 15:04:46 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Keith Pitcher Subject: Re: slow unless CPU is in use, part 2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:58:31 -0000 On Thursday 08 March 2007 03:27:09 am Keith Pitcher wrote: > A followup and more information about the system being slow unless the > CPU is in use, then things work well. > > I tried to boot from the latest amd64 snapshot, to see if it was a 6.2 > to 7.0 upgrade issue but the laptop doesn't seem to like it in that it > core dumps almost instantly after the loader starts and I can't see what > scrolls by. I did cvsup today and recompiled everything, but I'm still > having the issue of dragging (Up to 5 seconds to switch ttys if nothing > is running, or for a character to display after being entered). > > I haven't narrowed down what level of CPU usage makes things fast. > Things that I know do the trick are mpg123, or compiling a port.. > > As the hardware worked fine under 6.2 for a week, and I've been using > visual studio under vista without issues (Other than Vista doesn't like > parts of VS 05 that is...), I don't believe there's an issue of an > overheating CPU or other hardware issues. Try sysctl machdep.cpu_idle_hlt=0. It will make yuor machine run warmer though. > pci0: on pcib0 > pcib0: HT Bridge at 0:14:0 has non-default MSI window 0x602000a > pcib0: HT Bridge at 0:16:1 has non-default MSI window 0x0 I would really like to see the output of 'pciconf -lc' on this machine. -- John Baldwin