compiz uses up to 10% of CPU and consumes hugh amount of virtual memory

[Wolf Rogner]

Compiz uses CPU and memory ressources extensively slowing down the machine considerably to unusable

top
 4056 wolf 20 0 1872464 216064 78024 S 4,7 1,3 1:47.59 compiz
uptime
 16:53:38 up 40 min, 1 user, load average: 0,17, 0,25, 0,32

(it was worse before the reboot)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: compiz 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 367.57 Mon Oct 3 20:37:01 PDT 2016
 GCC version: gcc version 6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Oct 17 16:49:42 2016
DistUpgraded: 2016-10-15 12:59:20,764 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process "./xorg_fix_proprietary.py" (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: yakkety
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GconfCompiz:
 /apps/compiz-1/general:
   /apps/compiz-1/general/screen0:
    /apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options:
     active_plugins = [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition] [10de:0fd5] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Apple Inc. GK107M [GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition] [106b:00f2]
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.compiz.core' b'outputs' b"['2880x1800+0+0']"
 b'org.compiz.core' b'hsize' b'2'
 b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'mousepoll', 'copytex', 'regex', 'compiztoolbox', 'animation', 'place', 'snap', 'grid', 'wall', 'resize', 'imgpng', 'move', 'unitymtgrabhandles', 'vpswitch', 'workarounds', 'fade', 'session', 'expo', 'scale', 'unityshell', 'ezoom']"
 b'org.compiz.core' b'vsize' b'2'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-17 (1248 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64+mac (20130424)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro10,1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-22-generic root=UUID=3679e976-6405-4981-aa99-8c79d15e6aa3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-15 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP101.88Z.00EE.B03.1212211437
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro10,1
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP101.88Z.00EE.B03.1212211437:bd12/21/2012:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro10,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-C3EC7CD22292981F:rvrMacBookPro10,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-C3EC7CD22292981F:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro10,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.3-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.3-1ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160706-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-2
xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 17 16:13:47 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

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

xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.