idle_thread

[julguribye]

Is it normal that the "0 idle_thread" is using around 80% of the CPU? It looks like the idle_thread uses all the free CPU it can get when I launch top

 

[starfleetX]

Yes, that's perfectly normal. Right now, mine is sitting around 190%.

 

[kemistry]

I thought idle thread IS the free CPU!

 

[julguribye]

Looks like that...I think it is that...Idle thread...Yeah, that makes sense....