Ubuntu 9.10 64 bit with all updates Linux 2.6.31-17-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 17:01:44 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux ii firefox 3.5.7+nobinonl meta package for the popular mozilla web bro ii firefox-3.5 3.5.7+nobinonl safe and easy web browser from Mozilla ii firefox-3.5-br 3.5.7+nobinonl Package that ships the firefox branding ii firefox-3.5-gn 3.5.7+nobinonl Support for Gnome in Mozilla Firefox ii firefox-gnome- 3.5.7+nobinonl meta package pointing to the latest gnome-su Using ecryptfs $HOME
My strace shows Firefox looping getting thousands of poll() followed by "read()-1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)" errors. This is nothing new - Firefox did the same thing under Ubuntu 8.10 last year. (Last year I think there were more time syscalls in the mix, and the looping would occasionally eat 100% of the CPU until I killed Firefox and restarted it.) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 3205) = 1 ([{fd=86, revents=POLLIN}]) read(86, "\372", 1) = 1 read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 0) = 0 (Timeout) read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 3204) = 1 ([{fd=86, revents=POLLIN}]) read(86, "\372", 1) = 1 read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 0) = 0 (Timeout) read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 3184) = 1 ([{fd=86, revents=POLLIN}]) read(86, "\372", 1) = 1 read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 0) = 0 (Timeout) read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 3180) = 1 ([{fd=86, revents=POLLIN}]) read(86, "\372", 1) = 1 read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 0) = 0 (Timeout) read(3, 0x7f003b6ab074, 4096) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable) poll([{fd=4, events=POLLIN}, {fd=3, events=POLLIN}, {fd=64, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=79, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=81, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=84, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=94, events=POLLIN}, {fd=70, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}, {fd=116, events=POLLIN}, {fd=124, events=POLLIN}, {fd=86, events=POLLIN}], 11, 3176^C <unfinished ...> Process 9266 detached -- ubuntu karmic firefox 3.5.4 slow on ecryptfs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/470016 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs