¿Por qué Timidity está consumiendo toda la potencia de procesamiento de un núcleo?

Question

Entonces pregunté antes sobrepor qué timidityse estaba ejecutando en mi sistema y obtuve una buena explicación relacionada con systemd.

Ahora me pregunto por qué está acaparando uno de mis núcleos (mi procesador es un procesador AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640, por lo que tiene 4 núcleos).

Si ejecuto strace en el proceso obtengo lo siguiente (lo ejecuté durante unos segundos, parece que se repite, así que lo detuve después de eso):

ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0
poll([{fd=6, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)     = 0 (Timeout)
ioctl(6, SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_GET_QUEUE_STATUS, 0x16c83e0) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x7fff43107780) = 0
ioctl(4, SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC, 0x3cd407d5) = 0

Los archivos que quedan abiertos por ese proceso son, según información en /proc/$PID/fd:

/dev/null
/dev/snd/timer
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
/dev/snd/controlC0
/dev/snd/seq

La distribución de Linux es Debian estable (Jessie). La versión de timidityes 2.13.2-40.2.