Public bug reported: Krunner becomes unresponsive from time to time. This is the output of strace:
Process 2340 attached - interrupt to quit restart_syscall(<... resuming interrupted call ...>) = 1 recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\224\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13687, 607150004}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12955917) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\226\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13688, 318098812}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12956628) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\230\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13688, 893933285}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12957203) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\232\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13689, 87208710}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12957397) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\234\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13689, 757360004}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12958066) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\236\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13691, 181942944}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12959492) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\240\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13691, 965868432}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12960275) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\242\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13692, 589658544}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12960900) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\244\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13693, 718533882}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12962027) = 1 ([{fd=5, revents=POLLIN}]) recvmsg(5, {msg_name(0)=NULL, msg_iov(1)=[{"l\4\1\1(\0\0\0\246\3\0\0\205\0\0\0\1\1o\0\22\0\0\0/compone"..., 2048}], msg_controllen=0, msg_flags=MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC}, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = 192 recvmsg(5, 0xbfb64b98, MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {13694, 102009604}) = 0 poll([{fd=5, events=POLLIN}], 1, -12962412 The only work-around I found is to kill it completely and restart. Then, it works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: kde-workspace-bin 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic-pae 3.2.31 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Nov 23 15:08:37 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/krunner InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: kde-workspace (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kde-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082394 Title: krunner freezes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-workspace/+bug/1082394/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs