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8% vmmem CPU usage on windows when top in WSL shows ~0 CPU usage when running WSL2 with the task scheduler of Windows 11 #8288
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It probably started, after I installed 11 over windows 10, but I'm not sure if it's related. |
It appears to alleviate if I |
OK there's definitely a problem with starting wsl with the windows 11 task scheduler specifically, even if no service is run with it at all or even if wsl.conf runs no service. I can't imagine what might cause it when |
@epigramx don't rely too much on those readings. With one single idling WSL instance, the output is different when checked as admin: As administrator:
As non-admin user:
While the PM (paged memory) and WS (working sets) are very close, the CPU usage is different. Also, the |
@elsaco it's definitely correlated to actual hardware usage, because I can physically hear the CPU fan working harder when vmmem is at 8% cpu usage instead of ~0%. There's something weird going on when it starts from the task scheduler instead of normally (even if it's not done at boot but with a right click on the scheduler). |
It's odd because if I use |
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Version
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.613]
WSL Version
Kernel Version
5.10.102.1
Distro Version
Ubuntu 20.04
Other Software
No response
Repro Steps
Run WSL, in a way that in the ubuntu itself there's no siginificant cpu usage. See task manager show vmmem have near 10% cpu usage on an 8-thread CPU.
Expected Behavior
It used to be near 0% usage.
Actual Behavior
near 10% cpu usage on an 8-thread CPU
Diagnostic Logs
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