ntlmaps process should be started with higher niceness
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ntlmaps (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ntlmaps
Currently ntlmaps runs with niceness of 0. For any reason the process consumes a lot of CPU when http connection is active over the proxy. So much CPU that GUI responsiveness degrades dramatically if 3 or more pages are being loaded simultaneously in Firefox. The solution is to renice ntlmaps process. http connection performance doesn't degrade and this fixes computer responsiveness.
I usually add "-N 19" to the /etc/init.d/ntlmaps startup script so startup section looks as following:
start)
echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
echo "$NAME."
;;
Changed in ntlmaps (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
summary: |
- ntlmaps process should be started with hihger niceness + ntlmaps process should be started with higher niceness |
For me, it doesn't work. I'm desperate for a solution on this particular bug, since my Employer uses M$ 2k3 Server as proxy server.
I have the same problems with Firefox here too, however when I use Adept to download / upgrade packages, ntlmaps works just fine. Surfing the web with Konqueror also works smooth with the ntlmaps proxy.
But when I go back to the command line and use apt-get or aptitude... oh, such a nightmare. Ten minutes just to update the repos in a 10 mbps Internet connection!