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OpenGL "hello world" windowed vsync app brings unity to its knees

Bug #1415195 reported by Andrew Kelley on 2015-01-27

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

1. Create a basic hello world OpenGL app, e.g. one that draws a single triangle to the screen.
2. Use windowed mode with vsync on
3. Try alt+tabbing or activating between different windows and the opengl window by clicking.
4. Notice how laggy and slow it is.
5. Try a different window manager besides unity such as xcfe4
6. Notice that this problem no longer exists.
---
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: u'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.113 Mon Dec 1 21:08:13 PST 2014
GCC version: gcc version 4.9.1 (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:
* Setting up X socket directories... [80G
[74G[ OK ]
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistUpgraded: 2014-10-22 01:04:42,973 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce GTX 780M] [10de:119f] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:0376]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-05 (448 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: System76, Inc. Bonobo Extreme
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: unity 7.3.1+14.10.20141016-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-25-generic root=UUID=f3c3398f-92de-4f0b-a638-d4691bec6e84 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7
Tags: utopic utopic utopic ubuntu compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-22 (97 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Bonobo Extreme
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: bonx7
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: bonx7
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd09/04/2013:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnBonoboExtreme:pvrbonx7:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnBonoboExtreme:rvrbonx7:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct9:cvrbonx7:
dmi.product.name: Bonobo Extreme
dmi.product.version: bonx7
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, 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 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2
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~exp1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan 25 13:20:43 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote on 2015-01-27:

Can you provide the code of the OpenGL app you are using? Please also run apport-collect.

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27:

hello-opengl.c Edit (2.8 KiB, text/x-csrc)

sudo apt-get install libglfw3-dev
gcc -o hello-opengl hello-opengl.c -I/usr/include/libdrm -lglfw -lGL

tags:	added: apport-collected compiz-0.9 ubuntu utopic
description:	updated

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: .proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt

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apport information

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: GconfCompiz.txt

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apport information

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: LightdmDisplayLog.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: LightdmGreeterLogOld.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: Lspci.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: Lsusb.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: MonitorsUser.xml.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: NvidiaBugReportLog.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: XorgLog.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: XorgLogOld.txt

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-27: xserver.devices.txt

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote on 2015-01-27:

#32

Seems to work fine here.

Changed in unity:
status:	Incomplete → New
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Opinion
status:	Opinion → New

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote on 2015-01-28:

#33

Can you please post the output of:
apt-cache policy compiz

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-28:

#34

andy@andy-bx:~$ apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
*** 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote on 2015-01-28: Re: [Bug 1415195] Re: OpenGL "hello world" windowed vsync app brings unity to its knees

#35

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Would be nice to test if the problem still occurs with compiz
0.9.12.0+15.04.20141219-0ubuntu1. It contains a fix for some issues with
nvidia driver 331.

2015-01-28 18:49 GMT+01:00 Andrew Kelley <email address hidden>:

Would be nice to test if the problem still occurs with compiz
0.9.12.0+15.04.20141219-0ubuntu1. It contains a fix for some issues with
nvidia driver 331.

2015-01-28 18:49 GMT+01:00 Andrew Kelley <superjoe30@gmail.com>:

> andy@andy-bx:~$ apt-cache policy compiz
> compiz:
>   Installed: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
>   Candidate: 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
>   Version table:
>  *** 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 0
>         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64
> Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Unity.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1415195
>
> Title:
>   OpenGL "hello world" windowed vsync app brings unity to its knees
>
> Status in Unity:
>   Incomplete
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   1. Create a basic hello world OpenGL app, e.g. one that draws a single
> triangle to the screen.
>   2. Use windowed mode with vsync on
>   3. Try alt+tabbing or activating between different windows and the
> opengl window by clicking.
>   4. Notice how laggy and slow it is.
>   5. Try a different window manager besides unity such as xcfe4
>   6. Notice that this problem no longer exists.
>   ---
>   .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
> u'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
>   .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
>   .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
>    NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  331.113  Mon Dec  1
> 21:08:13 PST 2014
>    GCC version:  gcc version 4.9.1 (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6)
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   BootLog:
>    * Setting up X socket directories...        [80G
>  [74G[ OK ]
>   CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
>   CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   DistUpgraded: 2014-10-22 01:04:42,973 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
>   DistroCodename: utopic
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   GraphicsCard:
>    NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce GTX 780M] [10de:119f] (rev a1)
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:0376]
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-05 (448 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
> (20131016.1)
>   MachineType: System76, Inc. Bonobo Extreme
>   NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>   Package: unity 7.3.1+14.10.20141016-0ubuntu1
>   PackageArchitecture: amd64
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-25-generic
> root=UUID=f3c3398f-92de-4f0b-a638-d4691bec6e84 ro quiet splash
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7
>   Tags:  utopic utopic utopic ubuntu compiz-0.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-22 (97 days ago)
>   UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
>   _MarkForUpload: True
>   dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2013
>   dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
>   dmi.board.name: Bonobo Extreme
>   dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: bonx7
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
>   dmi.chassis.type: 9
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
>   dmi.chassis.version: bonx7
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd09/04/2013:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnBonoboExtreme:pvrbonx7:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnBonoboExtreme:rvrbonx7:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct9:cvrbonx7:
>   dmi.product.name: Bonobo Extreme
>   dmi.product.version: bonx7
>   dmi.sys.vendor: System76, 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 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
>   version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2
>   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~exp1ubuntu4.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
>   xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan 25 13:20:43 2015
>   xserver.configfile: default
>   xserver.errors:
>
>   xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>   xserver.outputs:
>
>   xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2
>
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>

-- 
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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-28:

#36

Is there a PPA I can use for this purpose?

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote on 2015-01-29:

#37

Try with this:
https://code.launchpad.net/~compiz-team/+archive/ubuntu/daily-builds?field.series_filter=vivid

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Andrew Kelley (andrewrk) wrote on 2015-01-29:

#38

The PPA you linked has a compiz package with a version number less than the one on my system.

I used backportpackage to get the vivid version into a personal PPA for my utopic system and installed that. The issue persists. Here is my new apt-cache policy compiz:

compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.12.0+15.04.20141219-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.10.1~ppa1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.12.0+15.04.20141219-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.10.1~ppa1
  Version table:
*** 1:0.9.12.0+15.04.20141219-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.10.1~ppa1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/andrewrk/misc/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages

Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) on 2015-01-29

Changed in unity:
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2015-01-29

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High

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