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[Mathieu Sivade <msivade@xxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

What happens:
I noticed that Compiz uses about 35% of my CPU when I have a terminal window which frequently refreshes (displaying logs), even though that window is entirely hidden by other windows. However when minimized, the CPU usage drops to 'idle' (~1%).


What should happen:
A window that is not visible should not make compiz use more CPU than a minimized window.


Steps to repeat:
1. Launch a gnome terminal, maximize that window, and execute the following (to output stuff yet not too quickly):
  while [ 1 ] ; do perl -e 'select(undef,undef,undef,.1)' ; echo "blop" ; done
2. Open another gnome terminal, maximize it, run top: Compiz CPU usage is high
3. Mimize the first gnome terminal window
4. top should now show that Compiz CPU usage is very low (idle)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,regex,place,imgjpeg,grid,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,resize,animation,vpswitch,mousepoll,imgpng,workarounds,snap,move,session,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,fade,expo,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Apr 20 11:18:35 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-14-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-15-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-16-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-17-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e12] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3035]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3035]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic root=UUID=090db51b-ae1f-4b91-9930-ba468e1376c3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/12/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G1 v01.26
dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC9318ZDG
dmi.board.name: 3032h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC9318ZDG
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G1v01.26:bd07/12/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7900ConvertibleMinitower:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3032h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3.2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 oneiric running-unity ubuntu

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