Prelink and maxing out CPU usage and increasing freq of CPU

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 07:24:58PM -0400, Jim Cornette wrote:
> Whenever prelink-0.3.4-3 starts, it uses close to 100 % CPU. This usage 
> causes the frequency of my laptop to max out and the laptop to get 20 to 
> 30 C hotter than under normal conditions.
> 
> Is there a way to keep processes from getting this high of CPU usage?

What else do you expect to occur ? You could use the cpuspeed interfaces to
limit the top speed of your cpu below the maximum. It'll still be 100% of CPU
but it'll be slower