I've checked out Karmic Alpha 3 with Kubuntu using Mesa 7.5 and (I think) Intel video drivers 2.8.0. There is no more high CPU usage for idle Xorg. % CPU being used hovers between 0-1%.
-- [i965] Kubuntu: High %CPU/Power Usage unless downgrade to 2.4 (UXA/EXA) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364359 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs