Public bug reported: I noticed that compiz CPU usage was a little on the high side after I noticed some sluggish desktop performance. I opened up htop and noticed that the CPU usage was only high when audio was playing. I use Audacious as my music player. The high CPU usage continues as long as audio is playing, regardless if the audacious window is visible or not.
I recorded a video with recordmydesktop and attached it, for easier viewing it is also available on youtube http://youtu.be/L6H9cQ0pKBs Notice how Compiz starts out nice and low CPU usage, then as soon as I begin playing audio it spikes up and stays high, even as I minimize the window. Then I stop the audio and CPU usage returns to normal. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri May 9 00:40:28 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates, 13.350.1, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.3.10, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS780 [Radeon HD 3200] [1002:9610] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:014e] Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 240] [1002:6613] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:7240] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-08 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Gateway DX4200-UB101A PackageArchitecture: all ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=37b17c02-57f0-41a9-8eac-fba541dd7ac5 ro nomodeset quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: compiz UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 7B3P081G dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: RS780 dmi.board.vendor: Gateway dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr7B3P081G:bd05/05/2008:svnGateway:pnDX4200-UB101A:pvr7B3P081G:rvnGateway:rnRS780:rvrRev1.0:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: DX4200-UB101A dmi.product.version: 7B3P081G dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu5 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu5 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Fri May 9 00:25:54 2014 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 KEYBOARD, id 8 input Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 KEYBOARD, id 9 input SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse:Maelstrom Edition MOUSE, id 10 xserver.errors: AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/lib64/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] AIGLX error: failed to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so, error[/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 xserver.video_driver: fglrx ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 trusty ubuntu ** Attachment added: "Video demonstrating high compiz CPU usage while audio is playing" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317787/+attachment/4108461/+files/out.ogv -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317787 Title: High Compiz UPS usage while audio is playing (in Audacious) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1317787/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
