Baloo_File????

Volker Wysk post at volker-wysk.de
Mon Jan 4 12:46:55 UTC 2016


Am Sunday 03 January 2016, 19:09:22 schrieb Timothy A. Holmes:
> Hi Folks:
> 
> I have a process that at times consumes a HUGE amount of resources
> called baloo_file.  For the fun of it, I tried killing the thread today,
> and it killed without any visible effects on the system.  Can someone
> please fill me in on what it is and what it does, and why I would want
> it on my system.  At times, it is consuming up to 97% of my processor count

AFAIK, baloo only uses otherwise unused resources. When you start a different 
program, baloo releases the CPU. It's not like its predecessor Nepomuk, which 
indeed ate all of the available resources.

Bye
Volker




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