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[Bug 1389750] [NEW] X consuming 40–60 % of the CPU

 

Public bug reported:

According to htop, /usr/bin/X is consuming 40–60% of the CPU.

Description:	Ubuntu 14.10
Release:	14.10

xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+7ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:7.7+7ubuntu2

compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1

What you expected to happen
x should consume a moderate amount of cpu

What happened instead
x consumes a large amount of cpu

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Wed Nov  5 16:27:46 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20120703-2
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.13.0-29-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.15.0-031500-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:058b]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-27 (435 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120703-15:08
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L322X
ProcEnviron:
 
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=UUID=221de9c1-f10a-4be4-9273-5c12864c8680 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg-server
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0PJHXN
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/15/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL322X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PJHXN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L322X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental 10.0.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov  4 13:47:06 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id                                4933 
 vendor                                     CMN
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1

** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu utopic

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Title:
  X consuming 40–60 % of the CPU

Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  According to htop, /usr/bin/X is consuming 40–60% of the CPU.

  Description:	Ubuntu 14.10
  Release:	14.10

  xorg:
    Installed: 1:7.7+7ubuntu2
    Candidate: 1:7.7+7ubuntu2

  compiz:
    Installed: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1

  What you expected to happen
  x should consume a moderate amount of cpu

  What happened instead
  x consumes a large amount of cpu

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  Date: Wed Nov  5 16:27:46 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
   # This is a distribution channel descriptor
   # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
   canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20120703-2
  DistroCodename: utopic
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.13.0-29-generic, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.15.0-031500-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.3.12, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:058b]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-27 (435 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120703-15:08
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L322X
  ProcEnviron:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic root=UUID=221de9c1-f10a-4be4-9273-5c12864c8680 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg-server
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A09
  dmi.board.name: 0PJHXN
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/15/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL322X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PJHXN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L322X
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental 10.0.0-1ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov  4 13:47:06 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                4933 
   vendor                                     CMN
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1

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