[13.10] Unity plugin makes Compiz unusable slow

[Florian Diesch]

If the "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" in Compiz is enabled the GUI is unusable slow:

* switching virtual desktops takes about 1 minute after selecting the new desktop, with a few seconds between each animation step
* moving window is lagging 2 or 3 seconds
* Dash and HUD need > 30 seconds to become visible

If I disable the Unity Plugin in CCSM without changing anything else everything is fine and snappy. Enabeling the Unity Plugin again makes the system slow again.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130903.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri Sep 6 18:28:51 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-05-17 23:51:36,269 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:a011] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:83ac]
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:83ac]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-23 (135 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1005PX
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-4-generic root=UUID=141f8915-f41f-4993-a772-1c8afaf0112b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-17 (111 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0904
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1001PX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0904:bd08/12/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1005PX:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1001PX:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1005PX
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20130828.2-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.2.901-2ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.14-4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Sep 6 18:17:45 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1001
 vendor HSD
xserver.version: 2:1.14.2.901-2ubuntu4

[Florian Diesch (diesch)]

Seems to be fixed after today's upgrades.

[tangibre (hans-vormeland)]

I seem to have a similar problem. The COG is unbearably slow. I have not been able to run the CCSM. It installs ok, but won't run.

[zEn (der-eremit)]

This is not fixed for me
Also on Asus EEE PC with Intel Atom
everything up to date (30. September) and unity is unusable due to slowness.
Just hovering over a launcher icon takes 3 seconds to show the hint
compiz is at 100% cpu for these 3 seconds

[Christopher Townsend (townsend)]

Hi All,

This looks like another duplicate of bug #1222602. This is due to a bad bug in Mesa 9.2. Please try the workaround in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1222602/comments/6 and see if it helps.

Thanks!

[zEn (der-eremit)]

workaround working
can confirm this as duplicate