686 kernel wastes CPU power

[Thomas Beer]

Do you have the same graphics drivers running? Maybe you have no
accelerated X with your new kernel? Or does the 686 kernel behave that
way in a console session, too?

Matt Patterson wrote:

> I just ran a dapper update a few days ago, and at the same time I
> switched to the 686 kernel (had been running 386 kernel). After the
> update I noticed a huge hit to my CPU usage (sucking down my battery
> life). Just sitting in gnome with a terminal running top could take
> 11% and running the system monitor would take 40%. I went back to the
> 386 kernel (the newest dapper one) and those numbers dropped to 0.1%
> and 5% respectively.
>  
> Anybody have any clues?
>  
> Matt