Excessive processor usage

[Sean]

Dave Johnson wrote:
> sean writes:
>> I have been what appears to be excessive activity on one of my two 
>> processors and am trying to track down why.
>>
>> I have not noticed anything using TOP, so that I would ask here how 
>> might I best be able to track down what is causing the apparent 
>> excessive processor activity.
> 
> Recent kernels stopped showing multi-thread programs in their own
> /proc directory and move them into subdirectories under the main
> process.
> 
> 
> $ ps u -Le |grep mythfrontend
> pmg      21859 21859  0.0    2  4.9 165292 100284 ?     S    Jul22   2:01 mythfrontend
> pmg      21859 21862  0.0    2  4.9 165292 100284 ?     S    Jul22   0:00 mythfrontend
> 
> that would have been:
> /proc/21859
> /proc/21862
> 
> but is now:
> /proc/21859/task/21859
> /proc/21859/task/21862
> 
> In order for top to show cpu usage of the child pthread you need to
> type 'H' on top (only recent versions of top has that feature).
> Otherwise only cpu usage from the first pthread is shown in top.
> 
> Same goes for 'ps' you need to give it one of the many options to show
> threads individually.
> 

I am beginning to think it is my drive as the problem, it 
seems to be writing a great deal when I see the problem.
Time for backups!