Public bug reported: gnome-settings-daemons uses excessive memory and lets the CAPS LOCK LED on my USB keyboard flicker.
I have added lsof output in case it helps. I have tried to grab a core dump, the latter didn't work (i. e. no core file), so no backtraces for a state. strace seemed innocuous to me. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 1 18:28:50 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-13 (79 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1031845 Title: Excessive memory usage (>> 1 GB) and messing up CAPS LOCK. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1031845/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs