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[Bug 889019] [NEW] Xorg uses lots of CPU when a Gtk2 widget has a background image

 

Public bug reported:

This problem was first reported against GCstar, but it's not specific to
that application.

Since they upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10, many users reported that the
application is really slow. After some investigations, it appeared that
the problem occurs when the application uses a background image. It was
only reported for Ubuntu and doesn't seem to affect other distributions.

I managed to create a small script that shows this problem. Its only
dependency is libgtk2-perl. After it's started, Xorg is using a lots of
CPU and the whole system is less responsive. This script is attached to
this report.

** Affects: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Xorg uses lots of CPU when a Gtk2 widget has a background image

Status in “gtk+2.0” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This problem was first reported against GCstar, but it's not specific
  to that application.

  Since they upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10, many users reported that the
  application is really slow. After some investigations, it appeared
  that the problem occurs when the application uses a background image.
  It was only reported for Ubuntu and doesn't seem to affect other
  distributions.

  I managed to create a small script that shows this problem. Its only
  dependency is libgtk2-perl. After it's started, Xorg is using a lots
  of CPU and the whole system is less responsive. This script is
  attached to this report.

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