This bug was fixed in the package indicator-datetime -
13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1
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indicator-datetime (13.10.0+13.10.20131016.2-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low
[ Charles Kerr ]
* Remove the g_error() call that caused an abort() in the call to
on_name_lost() in our bus handler. (LP: #1238737)
[ Didier Roche ]
* remove invalid click recommends and downgrade to Suggests
[ Ubuntu daily release ]
* Automatic snapshot from revision 274
indicator-datetime (13.10.0+13.10.20131016-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low
[ Charles Kerr ]
* Use the Unity Mobile icon name for the alarm clock icon.
* cache our internal GTimeZone instead of constantly re-creating it.
(LP: #1238043)
* Changes the phone profile's "Clock" menuitem in two ways: 1. instead
of using a stock icon, try to use the clock app's icon. 2. when
clicked, launch the clock app. (LP: #1227106)
[ Ubuntu daily release ]
* Automatic snapshot from revision 271
-- Ubuntu daily release <ps-jenk...@lists.canonical.com> Wed, 16 Oct 2013
15:30:10 +0000
** Changed in: indicator-datetime (Ubuntu Saucy)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1238043
Title:
indicator-datetime-service is opening /etc/localtime every 5 seconds
even on a totally "idle" system
Status in The Date and Time Indicator:
Fix Released
Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “indicator-datetime” source package in Saucy:
Fix Released
Bug description:
In an attempt to reduce unnecessary frequent periodic file access to
save power, I noticed that indicator-datetime-service is opening and
closing /etc/localtime every 5 seconds on my desktop and not
apparently reading this file. On the ubuntu phone it is doing the
same thing with /etc/writable/localtime.
This seems a little excessive, especially because the TZ data doesn't
change quite that frequently. It would be useful if this excessive
polling on the file could be reduced if possible.
[Impact]
* Battery drain, wasting energy by a lot of unnecessary polling
[Test Case]
* Observe how often /etc/localtime or /etc/writable/localtime gets opened
for reading
[Regression Potential]
* Possibility to not get the local time reliably
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