cat /proc/interrupts; sleep 10; cat /proc/interrupts CPU0 0: 18929 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 1304 IO-APIC-edge i8042 9: 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb1, ohci_hcd:usb2, ehci_hcd:usb3 12: 149 IO-APIC-edge i8042 14: 6392 IO-APIC-edge ide0 15: 158 IO-APIC-edge ide1 17: 141 IO-APIC-fasteoi ATI IXP 20: 1 IO-APIC-fasteoi yenta 21: 1208 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi 22: 5821 IO-APIC-fasteoi ath NMI: 0 Non-maskable interrupts LOC: 5139 Local timer interrupts SPU: 0 Spurious interrupts TRM: 0 Thermal event interrupts ERR: 0 MIS: 0 CPU0 0: 19345 IO-APIC-edge timer 1: 1305 IO-APIC-edge i8042 9: 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb1, ohci_hcd:usb2, ehci_hcd:usb3 12: 149 IO-APIC-edge i8042 14: 6395 IO-APIC-edge ide0 15: 158 IO-APIC-edge ide1 17: 141 IO-APIC-fasteoi ATI IXP 20: 1 IO-APIC-fasteoi yenta 21: 1208 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi 22: 6002 IO-APIC-fasteoi ath NMI: 0 Non-maskable interrupts LOC: 5174 Local timer interrupts SPU: 0 Spurious interrupts TRM: 0 Thermal event interrupts ERR: 0 MIS: 0