CPU issues with Speakup

[Hermann]

On 29.05.2009 17:40, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hermann, le Fri 29 May 2009 17:37:43 +0200, a écrit :
>> On 29.05.2009 17:32, Kirk Reiser wrote:
>>> On Fri, 29 May 2009, Hermann wrote:
>>>> On my notebook I've only tested the latest GRML 2009-05-RC1 in live mode.
>>>> Although the CPU load is quite normal, e.g. about 6.0%sy, I observe about
>>>> 12500 wakeups per second, which seems extremely high.
>>>> Hardware: Intel processor of 2,7 Ghz and 512 MB RAM.
>>>
>>> That does seem pretty excessive.  Where are you getting that wakeup
>>> rate from?  I don't think our scheduling should be bringing anywhere
>>> near that figure.
>> Above all from Speakup. I forgot the exact percentage, but Speakup was
>> the top reason.
>
> How are you reading that percentage?
>
I use powertop.
Hermann