plymouthd spinning at 100% CPU. Probably triggered by use of this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~mir-team/+archive/system-compositor-testing
although that does not change Plymouth.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: plymouth 0.8.8-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-6.13-generic 3.9.6
Uname: Linux 3.9.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 18 15:06:38 2013
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
ExecutablePath: /sbin/plymouthd
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-11 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130611)
MachineType: LENOVO 4286CTO
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.9.0-6-generic root=UUID=25c27832-0efa-4fc4-8a14-41af68d008dc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcFB:
0 inteldrmfb
1 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.9.0-6-generic root=UUID=25c27832-0efa-4fc4-8a14-41af68d008dc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET68WW (1.38 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4286CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET68WW(1.38):bd04/11/2013:svnLENOVO:pn4286CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4286CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4286CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
Spinning where, you ask?
root@think:~# ./dstack plymouthd
Process ID: 186
Program name: plymouthd
Program path: /sbin/plymouthd
Thread count: 1
81 ../sysdeps/ unix/syscall- template. S: No such file or directory.
Dstack of plymouthd pid 186 (/sbin/plymouthd)
[Switching to thread 1 (Thread 0x7f7d99de7740 (LWP 186))] wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 unix/syscall- template. S wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 loop_process_ pending_ events () 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 av=0x7fff00df4b 78, init=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, stack_end= 0x7fff00df4b68) at libc-start.c:260
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
81 in ../sysdeps/
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
#1 0x00007f7d999d082a in ply_event_
from /lib/x86_
#2 0x00007f7d999d11c0 in ply_event_loop_run ()
from /lib/x86_
#3 0x0000000000404bfd in ?? ()
#4 0x00007f7d99410ea5 in __libc_start_main (main=0x4042f0, argc=3,
ubp_
rtld_
#5 0x0000000000405879 in ?? ()
A debugging session is active.
Inferior 1 [process 186] will be detached.
Quit anyway? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]
root@think:~# ./dstack plymouthd
Process ID: 186
Program name: plymouthd
Program path: /sbin/plymouthd
Thread count: 1
81 ../sysdeps/ unix/syscall- template. S: No such file or directory.
Dstack of plymouthd pid 186 (/sbin/plymouthd)
[Switching to thread 1 (Thread 0x7f7d99de7740 (LWP 186))] wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 unix/syscall- template. S wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 loop_process_ pending_ events () 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 av=0x7fff00df4b 78, init=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, stack_end= 0x7fff00df4b68) at libc-start.c:260
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
81 in ../sysdeps/
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
#1 0x00007f7d999d082a in ply_event_
from /lib/x86_
#2 0x00007f7d999d11c0 in ply_event_loop_run ()
from /lib/x86_
#3 0x0000000000404bfd in ?? ()
#4 0x00007f7d99410ea5 in __libc_start_main (main=0x4042f0, argc=3,
ubp_
rtld_
#5 0x0000000000405879 in ?? ()
A debugging session is active.
Inferior 1 [process 186] will be detached.
Quit anyway? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal]
root@think:~# ./dstack plymouthd
Process ID: 186
Program name: plymouthd
Program path: /sbin/plymouthd
Thread count: 1
81 ../sysdeps/ unix/syscall- template. S: No such file or directory.
Dstack of plymouthd pid 186 (/sbin/plymouthd)
[Switching to thread 1 (Thread 0x7f7d99de7740 (LWP 186))] wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 unix/syscall- template. S wait_nocancel () unix/syscall- template. S:81 loop_process_ pending_ events () 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 64-linux- gnu/libply. so.2 av=0x7fff00df4b 78, init=<optimised out>, fini=<optim...
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
81 in ../sysdeps/
#0 0x00007f7d994e94b3 in __epoll_
at ../sysdeps/
#1 0x00007f7d999d082a in ply_event_
from /lib/x86_
#2 0x00007f7d999d11c0 in ply_event_loop_run ()
from /lib/x86_
#3 0x0000000000404bfd in ?? ()
#4 0x00007f7d99410ea5 in __libc_start_main (main=0x4042f0, argc=3,
ubp_