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[autra <augustin.trancart@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

since I upgrading to 12.04 Compiz uses a lot more CPU : it stays around 15-20% CPU.
The memory usage also increased dramatically, and now reaches 380Mo !!! It has never reached more than 200Mo before

Xorg also has increased memory usage : it uses now around 220 Mo.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  295.40  Thu Apr  5 21:37:00 PDT 2012
 GCC version:  gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,place,grid,staticswitcher,scale,screenshot,mousepoll,resize,snap,regex,wall,imgpng,workarounds,move,expo,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
 [   23.921688] vboxdrv: fAsync=0 offMin=0x231 offMax=0xa19
 [   23.923501] vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'.
 [   23.923503] vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 4.0.12 (interface 0x00180000).
Date: Thu Apr 26 19:07:37 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-04-26 18:08:04,729 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.0.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.0.12, 3.0.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.0.12, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 8400 GS] [10de:10c3] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 380
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=e653a8d3-1554-4352-a069-e3ae86c6e64e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A03
dmi.board.name: 0HN7XN
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd12/06/2010:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex380:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0HN7XN:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 380
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu35
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 precise regression-update ubuntu

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