Re: jackd cpu usage when idle?

On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 12:18:58PM +0200, Peter P. wrote:

> I am wondering why jackd does consume CPU cycles when idle, that is when
> no software is accessing it, and hence keeps my laptop's fan spinning
> the whole day. I can work around it by setting a rather high latency,
> but am wondering what keeps it busy in general.

I've got jackd and three of four apps using it all the time.
That takes 0.6% of one CPU, on a 12 year old machine.

Whatever is keeping you fan spinning very probably isn't jackd.

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FA