Public bug reported: Today I noticed that the are few processes that load my CPU about 100%. I check the syslog, and there are lot of following messages:
``` Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 43 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 24503 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 131 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 200 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 42 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 26717 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] ``` I found a similar issue with "Synaptics TouchPad: Read error" https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=222031 , and uninstalled the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package, and after that the problem has gone. ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2018-04-24 00-06-51.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1766358/+attachment/5126130/+files/Screenshot%20from%202018-04-24%2000-06-51.png ** Description changed: - I attached htop screenshot & syslog. The problem has gone after I - uninstall that package. + Today I noticed that the are few processes that load my CPU about 100%. + I check the syslog, and there are lot of following messages: + + ``` + Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead + Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 43 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered + Apr 24 00:09:48 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 24503 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 131 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 200 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Attempting to re-register :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload; resetting instead + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 42 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP gnome-shell[1588]: [AppIndicatorSupport-WARN] Item :1.58/org/ayatana/NotificationItem/multiload is already registered + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9 + Apr 24 00:09:49 Ilias-HP /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1074]: message repeated 26717 times: [ (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Read error 9] + + ``` + + I found a similar issue with "Synaptics TouchPad: Read error" + https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=222031 , and uninstalled the + xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package, and after that the problem has + gone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1766358 Title: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package causes high cpu load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1766358/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp