gnome-utils

gnome-system-log uses 100%+ Cpu usage

Bug #493811 reported by jtrottier on 2009-12-07

22

This bug affects 5 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gnome-utils	New	High	gnome-bugs #632886
	gnome-utils (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-utils

Not sure when this started, when i pull up gnome-system-log, cpu usage goes through the roof. Starts by trying to view /var/log/btmp which is not there, takes 2min then will respond. Then will use an increasing amount if RAM and spike in using both cores. Tried to run it in Terminal to see if there were any errors there doesn't seem to be any. Tried re-install gnome-util that also made no difference. I can open logs with gedit with no problem so assuming that it is just a memory loop or something within the log viewer?

Using Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
Kernel 2.6.31-16-generic
package gnome-util 2.28.1-0ubuntu1

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 7 14:54:51 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-log
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: gnome-utils 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-utils
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64

Tags:

Revision history for this message

jtrottier (trottier-james) wrote on 2009-12-07:

#1

Dependencies.txt Edit (5.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (39.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (788 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XsessionErrors.txt Edit (7.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Revision history for this message

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote on 2009-12-08:

#2

Please try to obtain a backtrace of that hang you're seeing there following the instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance:	Undecided → Medium
status:	New → Incomplete

Revision history for this message

jtrottier (trottier-james) wrote on 2009-12-08:

#3

gdb-gnome-system-log.txt Edit (26.4 KiB, text/plain)

Hope this helps

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) on 2010-01-19

Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

Revision history for this message

Shaggy (bdmason) wrote on 2010-05-02:

#4

I can confirm this bug. I am using Lucid Lynx 10.04 x64 on an Intel Q6600. For EACH log I attempt to view it fully pegs a core @ 100%. I have a repository update tool that writes to a log file for each distribution starting with intrepid, so I viewed 4 different logs and it pegged all four cores @ 100% until I shut down the log viewer.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-10-22

Changed in gnome-utils:
importance:	Unknown → High
status:	Unknown → New

Revision history for this message

Teeedubb (teeedubb) wrote on 2011-03-11:

#5

I was experiencing these issues to with ubuntu 10.04.2 x64. Running gnome-system-log with root privileges has seems to fix the issue.

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) on 2011-05-31

Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
assignee:	Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody
status:	New → Triaged

Revision history for this message

bojojo@orange.fr (bojojo-orange) wrote on 2016-11-29:

#6

"[Bug 4938] Re: gnome-system-log uses 0%+ Cpu usage"
Teeedubb doc

Report a bug

This report contains Public information

Everyone can see this information.

You are

Subscribing...

Edit bug mail

Other bug subscribers

Bug attachments

Add attachment

Remote bug watches

gnome-bugs #632886
[UNCONFIRMED] Edit

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.