Comment 9 for bug 21790

before login:
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
 r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
 0 0 0 465204 9980 158580 0 0 780 132 1084 354 9 4 61 26
 0 0 0 465204 9988 158580 0 0 0 5 1028 56 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 9988 158580 0 0 0 10 1020 38 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 9988 158580 0 0 0 13 1026 46 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 9996 158580 0 0 0 2 1023 48 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 9996 158580 0 0 0 0 1018 39 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10004 158580 0 0 0 2 1025 49 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10004 158580 0 0 0 0 1020 44 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10012 158580 0 0 0 2 1022 43 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10012 158580 0 0 0 0 1023 45 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10020 158580 0 0 0 2 1025 46 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10020 158580 0 0 0 1 1030 62 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10028 158580 0 0 0 2 1027 54 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10028 158580 0 0 0 0 1025 55 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 465204 10036 158580 0 0 0 3 1024 46 0 0 100 0

after login:
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
 r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
 1 1 0 283064 17224 238548 0 0 378 68 1073 388 9 2 77 12
 1 0 0 283064 17236 238548 0 0 0 12 1062 450 0 0 100 0
 1 1 0 283080 17244 238548 0 0 1 2 1020 196 0 0 100 0
 1 0 0 283080 17256 238548 0 0 0 10 1027 251 0 1 98 1
 0 0 0 283096 17264 238548 0 0 0 5 1025 212 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 283088 17272 238548 0 0 0 138 1046 207 0 0 99 0
 0 0 0 283096 17280 238548 0 0 0 3 1022 206 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 282964 17288 238548 0 0 0 9 1027 210 0 0 100 0
 0 0 0 282956 17296 238548 0 0 0 3 1024 209 0 0 99 0
 0 0 0 282956 17304 238548 0 0 0 20 1049 369 1 0 98 0
 0 0 0 282972 17312 238548 0 0 0 7 1026 246 1 0 99 0
 0 0 0 282964 17320 238548 0 0 0 12 1070 538 5 0 95 0
 1 0 0 282956 17328 238548 0 0 0 20 1044 350 1 0 99 0

this is probably a red herring, but i'm now also getting flooded with the dreaded:

[4295254.185000] cs: pcmcia_socket0: unable to apply power.

but only after i log in. i don't think i got that in hoary, but i'm not sure.