Re: [stable] 2.6.23 regression: top displaying 9999% CPU usage

[Balbir Singh]

Frans Pop wrote:
> On Monday 29 October 2007, Balbir Singh wrote:
>> We'll also need this additional patch (untested),
> 
> OK. Both patches together do the trick. Gave it a nice long test run and got 
> no more weirdness.
> Tested-by: Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx>
> 

Thanks for testing it

Ingo, I think this fix needs to be picked as well.

>> but in the long run I think the approach needs to be
>>
>> 1. Update stime and utime at the time of context switching -- keep it
>>    in sync with p->sum_exec_runtime
>> 2. Keep track of system/user context at system call entry points
> 
> Feel free to send me a patch for testing when you have one.
> 

I hope to find some free time soon and get to it.

> Cheers,
> Frans


-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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