Compiz uses 30% minuimum cpu, and frequently up to 60% at idle

[smoosh]

After 3/29/2012 update to compiz 0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4, immediately at startup and continually, compiz uses 30% to 60% of my cpu all the time no matter what.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic-pae 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,gnomecompat,place,vpswitch,move,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,snap,imgpng,resize,session,wall,obs,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,regex,animation,expo,fade,scale,workarounds,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Mar 29 20:24:20 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.960, 3.2.0-20-generic-pae, i686: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-FW139E
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic-pae root=UUID=56cc1135-d4ba-4699-851c-0a7f9eb58200 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/05/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R0250Y0
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0250Y0:bd06/05/2008:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-FW139E:pvrC600C08H:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-FW139E
dmi.product.version: C600C08H
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[smoosh (lolomcdoo)]

Easiest solution until this bug is fixed: add the ppa:ubuntu-desktop/ppa and downgrade to that version of compiz using synaptic.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[nerdy_kid (nerdy-kid)]

Same here....Using NVIDIA GTX 560M with NVIDIA drivers.

[Chris Newland (chris-chrisnewland)]

Same here
uname -a
Linux chris 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Nvidia Driver 295.53 from nvdia-current ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

[Michael Salmons (mike-salmons)]

This issue really bugs me. My desktop is running an AMD phenom 11 quad-core black-edition, and an ATI 4850 graphics card. Compiz is taking over 70% of my cpu.

Linux Workstation-Linux 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux