for comparison, I also attached what the strace log looks like during normal operation
** Attachment added: "ibus_normal.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1248260/+attachment/4121634/+files/ibus_normal.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ibus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248260 Title: ibus-daemon hogging resources Status in “ibus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At times, typing becomes very sluggish and I can see ibus-daemon becomes the process consuming most CPU and most memory in the system. Everything else is responsive, i.e. mouse ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: ibus 1.5.3-6ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 5 17:08:06 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-07 (1217 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: ibus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-25 (11 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1248260/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp