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From: Gene Smith <gds AT chartertn DOT net>
Subject:  Re: Slow/sluggish response ("system" task at 50%)
Date:  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:57:03 -0400
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Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> Gene Smith wrote:
>> Over time my cygwin responsiveness seems to have diminished. When 
>> compiling a project I can see that "system" task (not the system idle 
>> task) is running a lot at 50%. I don't know if this is normal or not. 
>> Possibly there is some corporate security s/w slowing it down now, I 
>> don't know. Or would possibly a reinstall of cygwin help?
>>
>> I have tried closing all other windows, rebooting etc but it is always 
>> slow. I don't notice a problem with other apps, just cygwin. Any other 
>> suggestions on what this could be?
> 
> Typically?  <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BLODA> is always a good guess.
> If that's not it, I recommend reviewing the problem reporting guidelines
> at the link below:

I don't have any of the things specifically listed under BLODA.

>> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

I don't think it is a problem with cygwin itself. I was mainly curious 
if anyone sees the "system" task running 50% when doing a gcc build 
using Make (or similar intensive long term activity). I have weak XP 
based laptop with no corporate security that runs cygwin fine compared 
to my dual-core corporate desktop machine. I will check it on the laptop 
but it is not with me now. Thanks for the reply.




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