you can change the top refresh rate (the 's' key), and try to
catch it in
the act :)
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, W. Guy Thomas wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 21:33 +0100, Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
> > what does top show?
> >
> > s?n, 31.10.2004 kl. 05.08 skrev W. Guy Thomas:
> > > On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 00:04 -0400, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>Could yoy please provide a bit more description? What do you
mean by a spike?
> > > > >>What kind of cpu and other hardware? Software versions of
testing components
> > > > >>(if upgraded)?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Tom
> > > > >>--
> > > > >>Tom Taylor
> > > > >>Registered linux user #263467
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >ok, fire up gkrellm.
> > > > >watch "cpu"
> > > > >every 5 seconds I get a complete cpu spike to the top of the
meter.
> > > > >when pc goes into screensaver mode, every 5 seconds, xscreensaver
halts
> > > > >for 1 second, then continues.
> > > > >
> > > > >I am on a Dell C840 laptop, PIII700, 384RAM, 40GB, nvidia
graphics (from
> > > > >FC3T3 not nvidia)...nothing special as far as testing, this is
stock
> > > > >FC3T3.
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > You might want to check the GKrellM web site first, the FAQ may be
helpful.
> > > >
> > > >
http://web.wt.net/~billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > yes, I've looked at that.
> > > this didn't occur on FC1 or FC2 so I don't think it's gkrellm
specific.
> > > I still think it's picking up some logging on ext3 or something like
> > > that.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > =Guy
> > > 23:07:27 up 2 days, 1:36, 3 users, load average: 1.12, 1.24, 1.14
> >
>
> I don't see anything unusual in top. The spike is so quick, it's
> literally a straight up line in gkrellm, just every 5 seconds.
>
> I'm not sure what else I can use to monitor this. I wouldn't even know
> about it if gkrellm hadn't shown it to me. It doesn't affect performance
> really, but it's annoying to know it's there.
>
> any other ideas are welcome.
>
>
Interesting. I changed it with "s", to .5 seconds.
The two things that pop up every 5 seconds are gkrellm itself, and
something vaguely named gtk2_applet2.
So what is gtk2_applet2?
If it's an applet couldn't it be a java-something?
Hmm, curiouser and curiouser.
--
=Guy
16:23:31 up 7:01, 2 users, load average: 1.01, 0.49, 0.88