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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389750 Title: X consuming 40–60 % of the CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1389750/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp