Package: x11-xserver-utils Version: 7.4+2 Severity: normal
When running xmodmap to change the keymap (i.e., not to just print them), X hangs afterwards for several minutes until normal operation is resumed. By "hang" I mean: Mouse pointer moves, but no screen refresh; can change to text console. The processes "X", "dbus-daemon", "xfconf" and "xfwm4" use 100% cpu in the meantime. I honestly do not know which component is to blame, but I'm filing it for the triggering component (xmodmap) just to do something. This may be related to the linux scheduler, maybe triggering some race, see http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/46642/. But the scheduler is just part of it... it can not explain the following: During the hang, I have tried to monitor the dbus traffic. It consists of millions of lines like this: mc 1254241765 672139 62949 :1.3 /org/xfce/Xfconf org.xfce.Xfconf GetProperty mr 1254241765 673529 63079 62949 :1.3 mc 1254241765 674977 62950 :1.3 /org/xfce/Xfconf org.xfce.Xfconf PropertyExists mr 1254241765 676253 63080 62950 :1.3 It looks like some loop is entered where properties are invalidated repeatedly. Afterwards, everything is normal. I should mention that the same thing happens when using gnome instead of xfce. This is on (old, slow) VIA C3 processor and the VIA CLE266 graphics card (xserver-xorg-video-openchrome server). -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils depends on: ii cpp 4:4.3.3-9 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp) ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libice6 2:1.0.5-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libsm6 2:1.1.1-1 X11 Session Management library ii libx11-6 2:1.2.2-1 X11 client-side library ii libxau6 1:1.0.5-1 X11 authorisation library ii libxaw7 2:1.0.6-1 X11 Athena Widget library ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension librar ii libxi6 2:1.2.1-2 X11 Input extension library ii libxmu6 2:1.0.4-2 X11 miscellaneous utility library ii libxmuu1 2:1.0.4-2 X11 miscellaneous micro-utility li ii libxrandr2 2:1.3.0-2 X11 RandR extension library ii libxrender1 1:0.9.4-2 X Rendering Extension client libra ii libxt6 1:1.0.6-1 X11 toolkit intrinsics library ii libxtrap6 2:1.0.0-5 X11 event trapping extension libra ii libxxf86misc1 1:1.0.1-3 X11 XFree86 miscellaneous extensio ii libxxf86vm1 1:1.0.2-1 X11 XFree86 video mode extension l ii x11-common 1:7.4+4 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc x11-xserver-utils recommends no packages. Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils suggests: pn cairo-5c <none> (no description available) pn nickle <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
