OrangePi 3 LTS running Bullseye kernel 5.15.89-sunxi64 always has a load of 1+

[l8gravely]

Hi,

I've got a pair of OrangePi 3 LTS boards running the CLI only install of Debian Bullseye with a kernel of 5.15.89-sunxi64  and all the latest updates applied.  But when I run the 'top' command, I always see a load of 1.0 or higher.  Even when the system is completely idle.  

 

I'm running the system of the eMMC, not SDcards.  I realize that this is really more of a cosmetic issue, but I was hoping someone had a suggestion on how to fix it.  The system is mostly idle, it's a test box or remote management system, so it's not really critical, and the load doesn't go high anyway.  

 

Cheers,

John

 

[RainThings]

You can use this command [modprobe -r sprdwl_ng ] to unload that kmod.
You can use the htop command and show kernel threads, a thread with a "sprdwl_TX" in D state will be terminated.

This is actually related to the WiFi driver, which not only causes the WiFi not to work, but also causes this problem.