http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12902 Summary: CPU frequency alternates between min and max for niced background processes Product: Power Management Version: 2.5 KernelVersion: 2.6.28.8 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: cpufreq AssignedTo: cpufreq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: toralf.foerster@xxxxxx Latest working kernel version:2.6.27 Earliest failing kernel version:2.6.28.8 Distribution: Gentoo Hardware Environment:hTinkPad T41 Software Environment:stable Gentoo Problem Description: Rinning the BOINC client even with nice level 19 w/ or w/o USER GROUP SCHED enabled results into a periodic alternation of the CPU frequency between 600 MHz and 1700 MHz : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-747140-highlight-.html Steps to reproduce: -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cpufreq" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
