Unloading unity plugin and decorator makes no difference in my case.
64 bit with fglrx (Catalyst 11.10).
With top running in a terminal;
1: Open a browser, type a non-existent address in, such as http://non-existant-garbage.com
Compiz and Xorg cpu usage spikes to about 50% and 40% respectively and will continue to remain there until the browser request is cancelled (or until there is no spinning load icon or mouse pointer change or the windows is minimised)
2: Open software centre and install a program. Compiz and Xorg will spike and remain high until the program has installed and there is no spinning progress icon in the top bar.
Unloading unity plugin and decorator makes no difference in my case.
64 bit with fglrx (Catalyst 11.10).
With top running in a terminal;
1: Open a browser, type a non-existent address in, such as http:// non-existant- garbage. com
Compiz and Xorg cpu usage spikes to about 50% and 40% respectively and will continue to remain there until the browser request is cancelled (or until there is no spinning load icon or mouse pointer change or the windows is minimised)
2: Open software centre and install a program. Compiz and Xorg will spike and remain high until the program has installed and there is no spinning progress icon in the top bar.
Sounds like a polling issue?