The fix for the thread priority level on linux is available in the 0.3.1 release candidate here:
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=383.msg3198#msg3198
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AuthorTopic: Re: Runaway CPU usage for 64bit BitCoin (Linux Client)
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Re: Runaway CPU usage for 64bit BitCoin (Linux Client)
« on: July 15, 2010, 10:22:30 PM UTC »