Compiz 100% CPU over all cores after resuming from sleep

Bug #771238 reported by Valasule
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This bug affects 21 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

After upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04 the internal speaker started giving me alert tones. I tracked it down to compiz consuming all available CPU time and not releasing it or subsiding. Compiz runs properly as long as it has not been suspended.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Apr 26 06:30:23 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-23 12:21:52.748180
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Redwood [Radeon HD 5670] [1002:68d8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:21ff]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA785G-UD3H
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=544ca37e-8005-49b5-a4d4-8e60c2e09382 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-23 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: GA-MA785G-UD3H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd09/16/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA785G-UD3H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA785G-UD3H:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA785G-UD3H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Valasule (nathan-flidais) wrote :
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Ramon (ram130-gmail) wrote :

I have the same issue as well with a ATI 4650 on a HP DV7 laptop. Very annoying and occurs once per day unless I restart.

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Alexander (abonec) wrote :

I have the same bug with AMD Phenom II and ATI 4770. When I suspending computer after hibernate system indicator show me 75-85% consuming CPU. In system monitor compiz consume 295-300% cpu. It seems like other bug in system monitor (300% consuming m.b. full consuming 3 cores of 4 in my processor)

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DemocritusJr (disponibel) wrote :

Same issue with compiz fill one cpu and occasionally spilling over into the second one. Only occurs after being awakened from suspend. Using proprietary ATI fglrx module 8.85.6 on Natty 32-bit. ATI card 5550.

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Tyler Staud (xconstaud) wrote :

I can conform this issue too! I believe it has to do with either AMD CPUs or AMD/ATI graphic cards. I have an AMD Phenom ii x4 and a AMD Radeon HD 6550M. Usually fills one core, but sometime works on the second.
Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit.

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Fiver (fiver-hrairoo) wrote :

I confirm this with a ati 4330 mobility radeon and a intel core 2 duo T6500 CPU.

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Ivan (boitzov-ivan) wrote :

Confirm.
Only 'killall compiz' helps to reduse CPU load.

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Billy (shiftydog) wrote :

During normal use compiz will spike to 100% as well - no suspend required. Very annoying when watching movies (freezes for 5-10 seconds during compiz spike). Apologies if this was logged elsewhere.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Andrew Hopkins (boingoinsanity) wrote :

It isn't just AMD/ATI, I am running Nvidia 8800 Ultra and Intel Core 2 Quad, had this problem the first time I hibernated my system yesterday, the only way I can get around it is to log in with Gnome (no effects) which is no fun lol. Running Mint 11 x64 (natty)

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Charles Jie (chjie) wrote :

From time to time, compiz went up to 100% in ubuntu 11.10.
Today I upgraded to ubuntu 12.04, reboot, now compiz always goes to 100%.
(The desktop goes wrong for most parts. I can't start any programs, or start but die. Still struggling for it.)

1. unity --reset
2. killall lightdm (and start again)

All in vain. I have not yet found anything strange in logs.

Toshiba Satellite L640
CPU: Intel Core i3-370M (2.40GHz)
VGA: ATI Mobility Radeon HD5650

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Radoslav Kolev (radoslav) wrote :

This bug also affects me on 12.04. I have a Lenovo Tinkpad x200s with Intel graphics. I tried to track what is causing the high load and can't be sure if it's this, but my best result so far is:

+ 13.06% compiz libdricore.so [.] _mesa_Scissor

I'm also using a docking station with multi monitor setup, if that matters.

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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. We have tried to recreate this on the latest release of Ubuntu and cannot reproduce it. This bug is being marked as Invalid. If you believe the problem to still exist in the latest version of Ubuntu please comment on why that is the case and change the bug status to NEW.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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