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How to find cause of high kernel_task cpu usage?
3 min · · Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU: This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... · Shared by 76, including Tim Bray, Mathias Bynens, Jeff Atwood, Dion Almaer, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Peter Steinberger, Axel Rauschmayer (INACTIVE), Brian Lovin, pizza.lottie 🍕, ✨ Phil Calçado, Dan Wahlin, Mike Rundle, John Mueller (official) · Not #30D, Matthew Green, Esther Schindler, Stammy