prl_vm_app yomping all my cpu time
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Ed Stembridge
Junior Member
Thanks for the tip - I had already done this, and really didn't notice any difference. I suspect WinXP had already had time to do it on its own.
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John@Parallels
Forum Maven
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Could you create ticket in support we can check situation?
Could you create ticket in support we can check situation?
Ed Stembridge
Junior Member
Already did, John, and other than telling me all the tips posted in the KB, they were unable to suggest anything else that would improve performance. I think this is a case where my expectations (based on the "50% faster" claim for PD4) were higher than the reality (about the same or maybe slightly faster than PD3).
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friskythecat
Bit poster
I have the same issue. Here's the output of the command:
Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.351321
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
Microsoft Windows XP - 12:07:38 +10 sec
kernel.ide.irqs 236188
kernel.usb.ehc.irqs 0
kernel.usb.uhc.irqs 2
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_mcs 9021
kernel.vcpu0.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu0.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_vtx 26
kernel.vcpu0.hardware_interrupt 0
kernel.vcpu0.irq_process 102377
kernel.vcpu0.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host 17
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host_switch 17
kernel.vcpu0.pic.setintrequest 214823
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest 38768
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu0.vtx_interrupth 1762249
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.idle_percent 2
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_mcs 8042
kernel.vcpu1.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu1.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_vtx 22
kernel.vcpu1.hardware_interrupt 0
kernel.vcpu1.irq_process 96052
kernel.vcpu1.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host 8
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host_switch 8
kernel.vcpu1.pic.setintrequest 95943
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest 131890
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu1.vtx_interrupth 1760891
kernel.ws.effective 0
kernel.ws.pagein 0
kernel.ws.pageout 0
kernel.ws.pages 108456
net.nic0.activate 0
net.nic0.bcast_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_out 0
net.nic0.mcast_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_dropped_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_out 0
net.nic0.pkts_in 0
net.nic0.pkts_out 0
net.nic0.send_buffer_notifications 0
video.frames 0
disp_server - 12:07:38 +10 sec
mgmt.commands 0
mgmt.error_commands 0
Microsoft Windows XP - 12:07:48 +10 sec
devices.ide0.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.fsync 0
devices.ide0.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide0.read_requests 1475
devices.ide0.read_total 78626816
devices.ide0.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.write_requests 0
devices.ide0.write_total 0
devices.ide2.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide2.fsync 0
devices.ide2.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide2.read_requests 0
devices.ide2.read_total 0
devices.ide2.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide2.write_requests 0
devices.ide2.write_total 0
devices.usb.ehci.activity 0
devices.usb.ehci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.ehci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.ehci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.aa 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.flr 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.int 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.pcd 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.ue 0
devices.usb.uhci.activity 0
devices.usb.uhci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.uhci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.uhci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.uhci.vcpusignal.total 0
kernel.ide.irqs 237693
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_change 705
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_write 705
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.genexc 16
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.pagefault 5842
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.prot 5629
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.success 196
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.wmapped 1
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_change 3211
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_write 3211
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.genexc 48
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.pagefault 869
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.prot 658
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.success 163
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.wmapped 0
kernel.usb.ehc.irqs 0
kernel.usb.uhc.irqs 2
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_mcs 9424218
kernel.vcpu0.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu0.async_thr_activate 38
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_vtx 57459
kernel.vcpu0.hardware_interrupt 555
kernel.vcpu0.irq_process 103144
kernel.vcpu0.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host 15347
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host_switch 15347
kernel.vcpu0.pic.setintrequest 216426
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest 38794
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu0.vtx_interrupth 1782639
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_mcs 9445734
kernel.vcpu1.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu1.async_thr_activate 1457
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_vtx 47635
kernel.vcpu1.hardware_interrupt 505
kernel.vcpu1.irq_process 96786
kernel.vcpu1.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host 16869
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host_switch 16869
kernel.vcpu1.pic.setintrequest 96671
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest 131940
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu1.vtx_interrupth 1781699
kernel.ws.effective 0
kernel.ws.pagein 66
kernel.ws.pageout 0
kernel.ws.pages 108522
net.nic0.activate 0
net.nic0.bcast_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_in
After this, the command hangs forever so I killed it.
Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.351321
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
Microsoft Windows XP - 12:07:38 +10 sec
kernel.ide.irqs 236188
kernel.usb.ehc.irqs 0
kernel.usb.uhc.irqs 2
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_mcs 9021
kernel.vcpu0.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu0.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_vtx 26
kernel.vcpu0.hardware_interrupt 0
kernel.vcpu0.irq_process 102377
kernel.vcpu0.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host 17
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host_switch 17
kernel.vcpu0.pic.setintrequest 214823
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest 38768
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu0.vtx_interrupth 1762249
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.idle_percent 2
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_mcs 8042
kernel.vcpu1.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu1.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_vtx 22
kernel.vcpu1.hardware_interrupt 0
kernel.vcpu1.irq_process 96052
kernel.vcpu1.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host 8
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host_switch 8
kernel.vcpu1.pic.setintrequest 95943
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest 131890
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu1.vtx_interrupth 1760891
kernel.ws.effective 0
kernel.ws.pagein 0
kernel.ws.pageout 0
kernel.ws.pages 108456
net.nic0.activate 0
net.nic0.bcast_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_out 0
net.nic0.mcast_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_dropped_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_out 0
net.nic0.pkts_in 0
net.nic0.pkts_out 0
net.nic0.send_buffer_notifications 0
video.frames 0
disp_server - 12:07:38 +10 sec
mgmt.commands 0
mgmt.error_commands 0
Microsoft Windows XP - 12:07:48 +10 sec
devices.ide0.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.fsync 0
devices.ide0.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide0.read_requests 1475
devices.ide0.read_total 78626816
devices.ide0.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.write_requests 0
devices.ide0.write_total 0
devices.ide2.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide2.fsync 0
devices.ide2.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide2.read_requests 0
devices.ide2.read_total 0
devices.ide2.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide2.write_requests 0
devices.ide2.write_total 0
devices.usb.ehci.activity 0
devices.usb.ehci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.ehci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.ehci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.aa 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.flr 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.int 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.pcd 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.ue 0
devices.usb.uhci.activity 0
devices.usb.uhci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.uhci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.uhci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.uhci.vcpusignal.total 0
kernel.ide.irqs 237693
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_change 705
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_write 705
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.genexc 16
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.pagefault 5842
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.prot 5629
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.success 196
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.wmapped 1
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_change 3211
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_write 3211
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.genexc 48
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.pagefault 869
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.prot 658
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.success 163
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.wmapped 0
kernel.usb.ehc.irqs 0
kernel.usb.uhc.irqs 2
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_mcs 9424218
kernel.vcpu0.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu0.async_thr_activate 38
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_vtx 57459
kernel.vcpu0.hardware_interrupt 555
kernel.vcpu0.irq_process 103144
kernel.vcpu0.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host 15347
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host_switch 15347
kernel.vcpu0.pic.setintrequest 216426
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest 38794
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu0.vtx_interrupth 1782639
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.idle_percent 1
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_mcs 9445734
kernel.vcpu1.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu1.async_thr_activate 1457
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_vtx 47635
kernel.vcpu1.hardware_interrupt 505
kernel.vcpu1.irq_process 96786
kernel.vcpu1.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host 16869
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host_switch 16869
kernel.vcpu1.pic.setintrequest 96671
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest 131940
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu1.vtx_interrupth 1781699
kernel.ws.effective 0
kernel.ws.pagein 66
kernel.ws.pageout 0
kernel.ws.pages 108522
net.nic0.activate 0
net.nic0.bcast_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_in
After this, the command hangs forever so I killed it.
friskythecat
Bit poster
Fixed it!
All I did was go into the device manager and uninstall the driver for both processors (dual-core machine). Windows then installed new drivers for both cores and the CPU went back down to normal.
Good luck to the rest of you
All I did was go into the device manager and uninstall the driver for both processors (dual-core machine). Windows then installed new drivers for both cores and the CPU went back down to normal.
Good luck to the rest of you
cybertubby
Member
Good news!
Can you describe which drivers you uninstalled?
And did they get reinstalled automatically on reboot of the VM?
Can you describe which drivers you uninstalled?
And did they get reinstalled automatically on reboot of the VM?
He told you. In the device manager is one item per processor. Right click on that and select uninstall. Reboot.
cybertubby
Member
To clarify: The question for friskythecat is, within the Device Manager, under "System Devices",
I see "Parallels paravirtualization driver" and "Parallels Tool Device".
Am I looking in the right place, and at the right drivers, or is it some other driver that should be uninstalled
or updated, such as the Intel CPU driver under "Processors"? There's no yellow triangle in sight.
prl_vm_app has been OK lately, but sometimes hogs CPU dramatically, so saith the Activity Monitor.
I see "Parallels paravirtualization driver" and "Parallels Tool Device".
Am I looking in the right place, and at the right drivers, or is it some other driver that should be uninstalled
or updated, such as the Intel CPU driver under "Processors"? There's no yellow triangle in sight.
prl_vm_app has been OK lately, but sometimes hogs CPU dramatically, so saith the Activity Monitor.
People are talking about the one under Processors. I haven't done because I have had no yellow triangles and because the December build fixed my problems. It can't hurt to try though.
Chris von Rabenau
Member
prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10 Output:
Below, as requested, is the output from the prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10 command during 99% CPU usage.
Settings for my MacBook Pro ( 2.53 Ghz Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM) are:
Adaptive Hypervisor enabled
Optimized for VM
Optimized for better performance
Number of CPUs: 2
Hardware virtualization : Intel VT-x
RAM: 1.5 GB
Christof-NCGA-2:~ chrisvon$ prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10
Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.351321
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
My Boot Camp - 12:17:28 +10 sec
devices.ide0.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.fsync 0
devices.ide0.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide0.read_requests 0
devices.ide0.read_total 0
devices.ide0.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.write_requests 0
devices.ide0.write_total 0
devices.usb.ehci.activity 0
devices.usb.ehci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.ehci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.ehci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.aa 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.flr 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.int 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.pcd 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.ue 0
devices.usb.uhci.activity 0
devices.usb.uhci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.uhci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.uhci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.uhci.vcpusignal.total 0
kernel.ide.irqs 120140
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_change 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.cr3_write 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.genexc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.pagefault 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.prot 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.success 0
kernel.paging.vcpu0.pf.wmapped 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_change 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_flushtlb 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_read 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.cr3_write 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.genexc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_pcreset 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.gexc_recheck 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.invalid 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.mspc 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.pagefault 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.prot 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.success 0
kernel.paging.vcpu1.pf.wmapped 0
kernel.usb.ehc.irqs 0
kernel.usb.uhc.irqs 6
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.idle_percent 85
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.mon_mcs 17
kernel.vcpu0.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu0.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu0.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu0.guest_switch_vtx 0
kernel.vcpu0.hardware_interrupt 1
kernel.vcpu0.irq_process 50314
kernel.vcpu0.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host 1
kernel.vcpu0.mon_ret_to_host_switch 1
kernel.vcpu0.pic.setintrequest 177137
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest 147298
kernel.vcpu0.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu0.vtx_interrupth 846387
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.guest_proc_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.idle_percent 81
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_artloop_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.mon_mcs 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.quest_acpi_halt 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg 0
kernel.vcpu1.activity.send_halt_msg_delay 0
kernel.vcpu1.async_thr_activate 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_sd 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_svm 0
kernel.vcpu1.guest_switch_vtx 0
kernel.vcpu1.hardware_interrupt 0
kernel.vcpu1.irq_process 41473
kernel.vcpu1.mode_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host 0
kernel.vcpu1.mon_ret_to_host_switch 0
kernel.vcpu1.pic.setintrequest 40416
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest 150225
kernel.vcpu1.sendapirequest_lastcmd 0
kernel.vcpu1.vtx_interrupth 834368
kernel.ws.effective 0
kernel.ws.pagein 0
kernel.ws.pageout 0
kernel.ws.pages 149893
net.nic0.activate 0
net.nic0.bcast_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_in 0
net.nic0.bytes_out 0
net.nic0.mcast_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_dropped_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_in 0
net.nic0.pkt_err_out 0
net.nic0.pkts_in 0
net.nic0.pkts_out 0
net.nic0.send_buffer_notifications 0
video.frames 0
disp_server - 12:17:28 +10 sec
mgmt.commands 0
mgmt.error_commands 0
Below, as requested, is the output from the prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10 command during 99% CPU usage.
Settings for my MacBook Pro ( 2.53 Ghz Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM) are:
Adaptive Hypervisor enabled
Optimized for VM
Optimized for better performance
Number of CPUs: 2
Hardware virtualization : Intel VT-x
RAM: 1.5 GB
Christof-NCGA-2:~ chrisvon$ prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10
Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.351321
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
My Boot Camp - 12:17:28 +10 sec
devices.ide0.aligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.fsync 0
devices.ide0.new_blocks_created 0
devices.ide0.read_requests 0
devices.ide0.read_total 0
devices.ide0.unaligned_writes 0
devices.ide0.write_requests 0
devices.ide0.write_total 0
devices.usb.ehci.activity 0
devices.usb.ehci.ioasynccallback 0
devices.usb.ehci.process_frame 0
devices.usb.ehci.processpkt 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.aa 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.flr 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.int 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.pcd 0
devices.usb.ehci.vcpusignal.ue 0
devices.usb.uhci.activity 0
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disp_server - 12:17:28 +10 sec
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Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.237520
Copyright 2008 Parallels, Inc.
Microsoft Windows XP - 13:01:45 +10 sec
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disp_server - 13:01:45 +10 sec
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Microsoft Windows XP - 13:01:55 +10 sec
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disp_server - 13:01:55 +10 sec
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Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3810.237520
Copyright 2008 Parallels, Inc.
Microsoft Windows XP - 13:01:45 +10 sec
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disp_server - 13:01:45 +10 sec
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Microsoft Windows XP - 13:01:55 +10 sec
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disp_server - 13:01:55 +10 sec
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Hangs after this.
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Using XP SP2 and MBP 17" and the prl_vm_app process pegs out > 100% when I load a project in Visual Studio 2003. However, Windows activities are <5%. I have tried a couple other programs and VS 2003 seems to be the only one causing the problem. I am going to install Office 2007 and see if it happens using it.
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Performance Counters View Utility v4.0.3844.409800
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
MSWinXPParallelsv1.0Image 1 - 17:51:51 +10 sec
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disp_server - 17:51:51 +10 sec
mgmt.commands 0
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Please fix finally fix this.
Copyright 2009 Parallels, Inc.
MSWinXPParallelsv1.0Image 1 - 17:51:51 +10 sec
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disp_server - 17:51:51 +10 sec
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Please fix finally fix this.
prl_vm_app consuming more than 100% cpu kills system on parallesl 5
prl_vm_app consuming more than 100% cpu kills system on parallesl 5. this has left my entire system unusable and I am not sure what Parallels is doing about it.
I also have a support tick open with parallels.
Parallesl, lets do something about this issue.
prl_vm_app consuming more than 100% cpu kills system on parallesl 5. this has left my entire system unusable and I am not sure what Parallels is doing about it.
I also have a support tick open with parallels.
Parallesl, lets do something about this issue.
Tim Murray
Junior Member
Same thing in V5 for me
MacBook Pro Core 2 duo, 4GB. This was a fresh install, not an upgrade of both Parallels and WinXP. It takes about a halt hour for the CPU to get soaked up.
MacBook Pro Core 2 duo, 4GB. This was a fresh install, not an upgrade of both Parallels and WinXP. It takes about a halt hour for the CPU to get soaked up.
Can't believe Parallels still can't solve this issue
I can't believe this issue has been going on since Parallels 4, the bottom line is people are forking out money for <strong>Parallels 5 with known issues</strong> and the Parallels team is doing nothing here to let us know they're trying to work out the problem. You don't release a major update and charge for it if problems still exist, it's bad business plain and simple.
prl_vm_app 100% CPU
I can't believe this issue has been going on since Parallels 4, the bottom line is people are forking out money for <strong>Parallels 5 with known issues</strong> and the Parallels team is doing nothing here to let us know they're trying to work out the problem. You don't release a major update and charge for it if problems still exist, it's bad business plain and simple.
prl_vm_app 100% CPU
7-10% per CPU in use on idle system
iMac i7 (new)
Parallels (just installed)
Windows 7 installed painlessly
Optimization 1 : Enabled Hypervisor, AutoCompress, Tune for Windows Speed, Mac OS X Apps, Longer battery life
Optimization 2 : disable Hypervisor, AutoCompress, Tune for Windows Speed, Virtual Machine, Better performance
Both optimization settings do not change the CPU usage on the Mac.
Windows Task Manager: 99 % system idle
Mac Activity Monitor: prl_vm_app: 72% out of a max of 800%
I have tried it from 1 CPU to 8 CPUs and the problem scales up with each CPU I add on
attached is the results of prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10
iMac i7 (new)
Parallels (just installed)
Windows 7 installed painlessly
Optimization 1 : Enabled Hypervisor, AutoCompress, Tune for Windows Speed, Mac OS X Apps, Longer battery life
Optimization 2 : disable Hypervisor, AutoCompress, Tune for Windows Speed, Virtual Machine, Better performance
Both optimization settings do not change the CPU usage on the Mac.
Windows Task Manager: 99 % system idle
Mac Activity Monitor: prl_vm_app: 72% out of a max of 800%
I have tried it from 1 CPU to 8 CPUs and the problem scales up with each CPU I add on
attached is the results of prl_perf_ctl -a -l 10