Re: Fwd: High cpu usage caused by kernel process when upgraded to linux 5.19.17 or later

From: Linux regression tracking #update (Thorsten Leemhuis)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2023 - 06:56:03 EST


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On 23.06.23 02:58, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
>
> I notice a regression report on Bugzilla [1]. Quoting from it:
>
>> kernel process "kworker/events_power_efficient" uses a lot of cpu power (100% on ESXI 6.7, ~30% on ESXI 7.0U3 or later) after upgrading from 5.17.3 to 5.19.17 or later.
> [...]
> #regzbot introduced: v5.17.3..v5.19.17 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217586
> #regzbot title: kworker/events_power_efficient utilizes full CPU power after kernel upgrade
>
> Thanks.
>
> [1]: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217586

#regzbot resolve: afaics: misconfiguration became more problematic due
to new mitigations
#regzbot ignore-activity

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