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[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / cpu.lua

diff --git a/widgets/cpu.lua b/widgets/cpu.lua
index 55a3799457271598d60e05847480a23bf149bc49..6019f3257e07d10d891070caa352eda2d5655bc0 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/cpu.lua
+++ b/widgets/cpu.lua
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@ local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- CPU usage
 -- lain.widgets.cpu
-local cpu = {
-    last_total = 0,
-    last_active = 0
-}
+local cpu = { last_total = 0, last_active = 0 }
 
 local function worker(args)
     local args     = args or {}
-    local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
+    local timeout  = args.timeout or 2
     local settings = args.settings or function() end
 
     cpu.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
@@ -43,9 +40,9 @@ local function worker(args)
         local total = 0
         for field in string.gmatch(times, "[%s]+([^%s]+)")
         do
-            -- 3 = idle, 4 = ioWait. Essentially, the CPUs have done
+            -- 4 = idle, 5 = ioWait. Essentially, the CPUs have done
             -- nothing during these times.
-            if at == 3 or at == 4
+            if at == 4 or at == 5
             then
                 idle = idle + field
             end
@@ -53,19 +50,22 @@ local function worker(args)
             at = at + 1
         end
         local active = total - idle
+        
+        if cpu.last_active ~= active or cpu.last_total ~= total then
+            -- Read current data and calculate relative values.
+            local dactive = active - cpu.last_active
+            local dtotal = total - cpu.last_total
 
-        -- Read current data and calculate relative values.
-        local dactive = active - cpu.last_active
-        local dtotal = total - cpu.last_total
+            cpu_now = {}
+            cpu_now.usage = tostring(math.ceil((dactive / dtotal) * 100))
 
-        usage = tostring(math.ceil((dactive / dtotal) * 100))
+            widget = cpu.widget
+            settings()
 
-        widget = cpu.widget
-        settings()
-
-        -- Save current data for the next run.
-        cpu.last_active = active
-        cpu.last_total = total
+            -- Save current data for the next run.
+            cpu.last_active = active
+            cpu.last_total = total
+        end
     end
 
     newtimer("cpu", timeout, update)