Gnome uses 100% cpu on gnome 2.20.3-1

Crooksey · 2008-02-03 15:04:14

When looking up at my CPU monitor, one of my CPU's jumps to 100% usage, the process taking this space is gnome-appearance-properties.

I haven't loaded anything, just kept doing what I was doing before the jump.

I have tried changing themes (just on the off chance it was a theme issue), but still the jumps.

Anyone else having the same problems?

Last edited by Crooksey (2008-02-03 16:45:09)

wuischke · 2008-02-03 16:00:10

I mean no offense (and please take none), but do you know what a memory leak is? That's a program repeatedly reserving memory without freeing the same memory and thus consuming more and more memory (without actually using it) with increased run time.

CPU usage is something different.

I can't help you directly as I don't use gnome, but does it help to kill the offending process (i.e. killall gnome-appearance-properties)? Are there any bug reports in the bugtracker here or at the gnome bugtracker?

Last edited by wuischke (2008-02-03 17:04:02)

Crooksey · 2008-02-03 16:44:34

Oops sorry, often use "memory leak" to explain lots of CPU been used, my mistake.

I kill the process, but it just comes back.

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#1 2008-02-03 15:04:14

Gnome uses 100% cpu on gnome 2.20.3-1

#2 2008-02-03 16:00:10

Re: Gnome uses 100% cpu on gnome 2.20.3-1

#3 2008-02-03 16:44:34

Re: Gnome uses 100% cpu on gnome 2.20.3-1

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