Hi! Some further info: ,----[ cat rcuctrs rcugp rcuptrs rcustats schedstat ] | CPU last cur | 0 0 0 | ggp = 36340 | oldggp=36343 newggp=36354 | nl=c07fd218/c96abee8 nt=c94eae1c | wl=c07fd220/00000000 wt=c07fd220 dl=c07fd228/00000000 dt=c07fd228 | ggp=36368 lgp=36368 rcc=36368 | na=135275 nl=3 wa=135272 wl=0 da=135272 dl=0 dr=135272 di=135272 | rtf1=36624 rtf2=36624 rtf3=36368 rtfe1=0 rtfe2=0 rtfe3=256 | version 12 | timestamp 80698 | cpu0 0 0 4 4 736 1123111 85725 0 0 92271 332649 1037386 `---- .config of the currently running kernel is attached. The system I'm trying this on is a Celeron-M 1,5 GHz Notebook with an i865 chipset. The CPU was forced to ACPI C0 state: # cat /sys/module/processor/parameters/max_cstate 0 cpufreq scaling governor is set to "performance". Greetings, Gunter