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nvidia-graphics-drivers package

Huge CPU loading by Xorg process when I scrolling

Bug #1068812 reported by Nicholas Shatokhin on 2012-10-19

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Hello.

When I do something that needs to redraw screen (for i.e. scrolling) I see huge CPU loading by Xorg.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 304.48 Sun Sep 9 20:22:29 PDT 2012
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 20120918 (prerelease) (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-10ubuntu1)
.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: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Oct 19 22:21:11 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-18 21:44:12,436 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-experimental-304, 304.48, 3.5.0-17-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8600M GS] [10de:0425] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: LG Electronics, Inc. Device [1854:0094]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
kmod:nvidia_173_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - nvidia_experimental_304 (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_current - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: LG Electronics R500-U.CP21R1
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=2fef8c52-728a-472a-adf2-2d0850497714 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: COLSSF10
dmi.board.name: COLUMBIA
dmi.board.vendor: LG Electronics
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LG Electronics
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCOLSSF10:bd08/29/2007:svnLGElectronics:pnR500-U.CP21R1:pvrNotApplicable:rvnLGElectronics:rnCOLUMBIA:rvrNotApplicable:cvnLGElectronics:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: R500-U.CP21R1
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: LG Electronics
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

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Nicholas Shatokhin (robotex) wrote on 2012-10-19:

xorg_top.png Edit (112.6 KiB, image/png)
.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (455 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (64.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootLog.txt Edit (631 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (4.2 MiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (39.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmDisplayLog.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmGreeterLog.txt Edit (7.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmGreeterLogOld.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmLog.txt Edit (3.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (17.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (685 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
MonitorsUser.xml.txt Edit (515 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
NvidiaBugReportLog.txt Edit (764 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (122.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (277.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (590 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (20.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (27.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (2.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-bug-report.log.gz Edit (68.7 KiB, application/x-gzip)
nvidia-installer.log.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-settings.txt Edit (200.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (50.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) on 2012-10-21

affects:

xorg (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)

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dino99 (9d9) wrote on 2015-06-26:

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Invalid

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