Irq/9-acpi is killing my system

kubwit · 25 March 2025 15:25

inxi -Faz                                                                  
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.19-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
    root=UUID=c3d00029-1067-4e98-ae1f-bceb4edbf5b6 rw quiet splash
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.12.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B460 Steel Legend
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: P1.10 date: 05/13/2020
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-10400 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake
    gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xFC
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB
    desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4169 min/max: 800/4300 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: schedutil cores: 1: 4169 2: 4169 3: 4169 4: 4169 5: 4169 6: 4169
    7: 4169 8: 4169 9: 4169 10: 4169 11: 4169 12: 4169 bogomips: 69629
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
    conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW
    loop
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 [GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2] vendor: Palit Microsystems
    driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free:
    series: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2024-09-xx) arch: Kepler-2
    code: GKxxx process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-2018 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 8 ports: active: none off: DVI-D-1 empty: HDMI-A-1,VGA-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1284 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Creative Live! Cam Chat HD [VF0700]
    driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
    mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:10 chip-ID: 041e:4088 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: N/A failed: nvidia
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 93 s-size: 524x292mm (20.63x11.50")
    s-diag: 600mm (23.62")
  Monitor-1: DVI-D-0 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 94
    size: 521x293mm (20.51x11.54") diag: 598mm (23.53") modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia gbm:
    drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast x11: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia v: 470.256.02 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 1.95 GiB
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:1284
    surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-V cAVS vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:a3f0 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Palit Microsystems
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0f class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Creative Live! Cam Chat HD [VF0700]
    driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
    mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:10 chip-ID: 041e:4088 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.19-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, sshd, systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 7.85 TiB used: 1.38 TiB (17.6%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20EFRX-68EUZN0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A82 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Kingston model: SUV400S37120G
    size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: D6SD scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD5000AAKX-003CA0 size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1H15
    scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD10EADS-00M2B0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0A01
    scheme: GPT
  ID-6: /dev/sdf maj-min: 8:80 vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ABD100
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: HDD rpm: 5400
    serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  ID-7: /dev/sdg maj-min: 8:96 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20EZRX-00DC0B0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    tech: N/A serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
  ID-8: /dev/sdi maj-min: 8:128 vendor: Generic model: MassStorageClass
    size: 7.46 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.2
    spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1538 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 111.49 GiB size: 109.18 GiB (97.93%)
    used: 96.26 GiB (88.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 6.2 MiB (2.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 47 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.53 GiB used: 3.98 GiB (25.6%)
  Processes: 306 Power: uptime: 12m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.18 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1519 libs: 404 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
    Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 alt: 13 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash
    v: 5.2.37 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.37
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Hi there. I have this process using nearly all my cpu resources and i cannot make it stop. I have read to make some settings in bios. i was playing around a while but nothing changed.
This process is using nearly 90% of my cpu

megavolt · 25 March 2025 16:50

Could you share that while it runs at 90% ?

cat /proc/interrupts

kubwit · 26 March 2025 13:03

Thanks for your reply. When i opened Top it was shortly on 95%

 cat /proc/interrupts                                                                           ✔ 
            CPU0       CPU1       CPU2       CPU3       CPU4       CPU5       CPU6       CPU7       CPU8       CPU9       CPU10      CPU11      
   0:         15          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC    2-edge      timer
   8:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC    8-edge      rtc0
   9:          0  457107993          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC    9-fasteoi   acpi
  16:          0          0          0          9          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC   16-fasteoi   i801_smbus
  17:          0          0          0          0          0       1058          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC   17-fasteoi   snd_hda_intel:card2
 122:          0          0          0          0     663071          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSI-0000:00:17.0    0-edge      ahci[0000:00:17.0]
 123:          0          0          0          0          0     647831          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSI-0000:00:14.0    0-edge      xhci_hcd
 131:          0          0         51          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSI-0000:00:16.0    0-edge      mei_me
 132:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0    1830896          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSIX-0000:02:00.0    0-edge      enp2s0
 133:          0          0          0          0      13012          0          0          0          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSI-0000:00:1f.3    0-edge      snd_hda_intel:card1
 134:          0          0          0          0          0          0    5256667          0          0          0          0          0  IR-PCI-MSI-0000:01:00.0    0-edge      nvidia
 NMI:       1219      10870        172        170        175        179        223        153        165        170        168        168   Non-maskable interrupts
 LOC:   25926012   23888462   11194406   10926629   10690591   11165520    6063754    7940011    9835832    9964004    9805572   10454593   Local timer interrupts
 SPU:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Spurious interrupts
 PMI:       1219      10870        172        170        175        179        223        153        165        170        168        168   Performance monitoring interrupts
 IWI:      10645          1       4316          0       6017        159          5       4770       2789          0       5676       5878   IRQ work interrupts
 RTR:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   APIC ICR read retries
 RES:     682980      27527      36877      13970      30064      14748      16987      28673      30719      13654      28211      27342   Rescheduling interrupts
 CAL:    2440425      63496    1179247     945053     909846     890018     780402     768519     892342     895038     912809     911221   Function call interrupts
 TLB:     231358      18816     517422     523939     527462     538895     466109     466369     544674     549400     539343     530251   TLB shootdowns
 TRM:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Thermal event interrupts
 THR:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Threshold APIC interrupts
 DFR:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Deferred Error APIC interrupts
 MCE:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Machine check exceptions
 MCP:        252        253        253        253        253        253        253        253        253        253        253        253   Machine check polls
 ERR:          0
 MIS:          0
 PIN:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Posted-interrupt notification event
 NPI:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Nested posted-interrupt event
 PIW:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Posted-interrupt wakeup event
 PMN:          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0   Posted MSI notification event

kubwit · 26 March 2025 13:04

Mirdarthos · 26 March 2025 13:19

Hi @kubwit,

Have you tried with a different kernel?

kubwit · 26 March 2025 13:24

Thanks @Mirdarthos . I am regularily updating without tweaking by my own. So yes. Kernels since october last year. This is the period since i have issues with having my system accidently overloaded and unusable. I am using this installation on the same machine for a some years now. Before i never had this issue.

Mirdarthos · 26 March 2025 13:32

Oh. Well, if you have, then

megavolt · 26 March 2025 13:42

Ok that one… I would try to add acpi=off to the kernel parameter to work around. But first check what could be the issue.

Run this service:

sudo systemctl enable --now acpid

and then run:

acpi_listen

It will now listen to all ACPI Events. There is probably a hint what device/connector etc. produces a lot of interrupts here.

Here is a list of all the factors that can cause the problem:

ACPI Battery – Monitoring battery status and charging events.

ACPI Temperature Sensors – Temperature monitoring and fan speed control.

Fan Control – Fan status and adjustment interrupts.

Power Management – CPU throttling or power state transitions.

Sleep/Standby Mode – Transitions between different power states.

Power Button and Sleep Button – Events triggered by pressing the power or sleep buttons.

PCI Devices and Peripherals – ACPI events from PCI-connected devices (e.g., network adapters, USB controllers).

ACPI Hotkeys – Volume and brightness adjustment hotkeys.

IRQ Management – Interrupt request (IRQ) handling and device communication.

External Devices – Events from external devices (e.g., docking stations, external drives).

(Generated with ChatGPT)

kubwit · 26 March 2025 13:42

Yes. I also modified bios acpi settings but they didn’t change anything

kubwit · 26 March 2025 13:52

Thanks @megavolt .

I also tried to check with chatgpt. But there was no result.
I tried acpid with this result

acpi_listen                                                                        INT ✘  42s  
button/up UP 00000080 00000000 K
button/up UP 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Abutton/down DOWN 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Bbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Cbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Cbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Cbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Cbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Cbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
button/down DOWN 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Bbutton/left LEFT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[Dbutton/right RIGHT 00000080 00000000 K
^[[C

Nothing was shown up only my manual keyboard test

I also diasbled all acpi in bios.

Where can i add the Kernel parameter? In Grub?
like this ?

linux /boot/vmlinuz-xxxxx root=UUID=xxxxxxxx ro quiet splash acpi=off

Thanks in advance

megavolt · 26 March 2025 14:00

File: /etc/default/grub
Add/Modify: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="<some existing params> acpi=off"
Then run sudo update-grub
Reboot now.

kubwit · 26 March 2025 20:41

@megavolt Thanks again. But this ends with a black screen on boot. I tried it already with ‘e’ on boot to add it not permanently. So i don’t know what this could be.
I checked also my laptop where i have the same installation. There i cannot see any Irq/9-acpi process

MrLavender · 27 March 2025 01:00

$ grep . -r /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/

Look for big numbers and try masking the associated interrupt(s). E.g.

$ echo "mask" | sudo tee -a /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe17

If that fixes your problem then use one of the recipes in this link to apply it at boot;

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/242013/disable-gpe-acpi-interrupts-on-boot

kubwit · 27 March 2025 15:51

Great. That’s it!! I will go for this. Thanks for showng the way. They say it is because of faulty Hardware.

Thanks to all for your time.

system · 30 March 2025 15:52

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