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21 years ago

Javaw.exe needs 99% of CPU time

Hello, After compiling some files with the Nios II IDE my system (Windows XP, Quartus II 4.2 SP 1, Nios II 1.1) slows down. The task manager shows that javaw.exe allocates 99% of the CPU time a...
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21 years ago

My experiences are, that CPU load has to exceed once a specific upper level that it remains at a fixed limit. In my case (NIOSII IDE 1.1.0 Build 137 / WinXP / 2GB RAM) it remains always exactly at 50%. Compilations with low CPU loads (no modifications) are finished without this failure.

Mike

later added:

I can get the fault immediately by:

- open project in NIOSII IDE

- open, alter and save a source file