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anti-destin

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Registered: 2009-02-14

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after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

not sure what happened. i performed a system upgrade, as detailed in my log:

[2010-04-18 20:09] synchronizing package lists
[2010-04-18 20:10] upgraded pacman (3.3.3-1 -> 3.3.3-5)
[2010-04-18 20:10] synchronizing package lists
[2010-04-18 20:10] starting full system upgrade
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded acl (2.2.48-1 -> 2.2.49-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded libdrm (2.4.18-2 -> 2.4.19-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded libgl (7.7.1-0.1 -> 7.7.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded ati-dri (7.7.1-0.1 -> 7.7.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded bash (4.1.002-2 -> 4.1.005-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded openssl (0.9.8n-1 -> 1.0.0-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] Clearing symlinks in /etc/ssl/certs...done.
[2010-04-18 20:16] Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs... 141 added, 0 removed; done.
[2010-04-18 20:16] Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d....done.
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded ca-certificates (20090814-2 -> 20090814-3)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded curl (7.20.0-1 -> 7.20.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded db (4.8.26-1 -> 4.8.26-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded device-mapper (2.02.61-1 -> 2.02.62-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded dhcpcd (5.2.1-1 -> 5.2.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded hunspell (1.2.8-2 -> 1.2.9-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded enchant (1.5.0-3 -> 1.6.0-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded x264 (20100312-1 -> 20100410-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded libvorbis (1.2.3-1 -> 1.3.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded ffmpeg (22511-1 -> 22837-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded sqlite3 (3.6.23-1 -> 3.6.23.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded heimdal (1.3.1-3 -> 1.3.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded libcups (1.4.3-1 -> 1.4.3-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded gtk2 (2.20.0-1 -> 2.20.0-2)
[2010-04-18 20:16] upgraded kbd (1.15.1-1 -> 1.15.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:16] warning: /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc installed as /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc.pacnew
[2010-04-18 20:17] upgraded kdebase-workspace (4.4.2-2 -> 4.4.2-3)
[2010-04-18 20:17] upgraded kernel26-firmware (2.6.32.10-1 -> 2.6.33.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> MKINITCPIO SETUP
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> ----------------
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID,
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf .
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here:
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio
[2010-04-18 20:17] 
[2010-04-18 20:17] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
[2010-04-18 20:17] ==> Building image "default"
[2010-04-18 20:17] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.33-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Begin build
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Generating module dependencies
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...SUCCESS
[2010-04-18 20:17] ==> SUCCESS
[2010-04-18 20:17] ==> Building image "fallback"
[2010-04-18 20:17] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.33-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Begin build
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2010-04-18 20:17] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2010-04-18 20:18] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2010-04-18 20:18] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2010-04-18 20:18] :: Generating module dependencies
[2010-04-18 20:18] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...SUCCESS
[2010-04-18 20:18] ==> SUCCESS
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.32.10-1 -> 2.6.33.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded kile (2.1b3-2 -> 2.1b4-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libarchive (2.8.3-1 -> 2.8.3-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libfetch (2.30-1 -> 2.30-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libldap (2.4.21-1 -> 2.4.21-2)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libpcap (1.0.0-1 -> 1.1.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libssh (0.4.1-1 -> 0.4.1-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded libzip (0.9-1 -> 0.9.3-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.61-1 -> 2.02.62-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded mdadm (3.1.1-2 -> 3.1.2-2)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded mesa (7.7.1-0.1 -> 7.7.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded mkinitcpio-busybox (1.15.3-5 -> 1.16.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded ntfs-3g (2010.1.16-1 -> 2010.3.6-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] installed pm-quirks (0.20100316-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded pm-utils (1.2.6.1-4 -> 1.3.0-2)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded postgresql-libs (8.4.3-1 -> 8.4.3-2)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded qca-ossl (2.0.0-2 -> 2.0.0-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded psi (0.14-2 -> 0.14-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded python (2.6.5-2 -> 2.6.5-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded qt (4.6.2-2 -> 4.6.2-3)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded qtcurve-kde4 (1.2.0-1 -> 1.3.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:18] upgraded smbclient (3.5.1-1 -> 3.5.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded virtuoso (6.1.0-1 -> 6.1.1-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded soprano (2.4.1-1 -> 2.4.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded sudo (1.7.2p5-1 -> 1.7.2p6-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded syslog-ng (3.0.4-3 -> 3.1.0-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded taglib (1.6.1-1 -> 1.6.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded texlive-bin (2009.5-2 -> 2009.5-3)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded tzdata (2010g-1 -> 2010h-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded util-linux-ng (2.17.1-1 -> 2.17.2-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded wget (1.12-1 -> 1.12-2)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded wpa_supplicant (0.6.10-1 -> 0.6.10-2)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded xf86-video-ati (6.12.4-3 -> 6.12.192-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded xf86-video-vesa (2.2.1-1 -> 2.3.0-1)
[2010-04-18 20:19] upgraded xorg-server (1.7.5.902-1 -> 1.7.6-3)

but now, when i use rekonq (also tested arora; same issue), cpu usage for the browser shoots up to nearly 50% and stays there. also, pages don't load unless i move my mouse around. flash is worse as well.

(note: after my upgrade, i got a black screen on booting up. i had to use the 'nomodeset' option to disable kms. this probably isn't related, but i thought it might be worth mentioning.)

any ideas?

Last edited by anti-destin (2010-04-19 16:58:41)

Adamantium

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Registered: 2010-04-19

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Re: after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

did you try any other browser? (rekonq and arora are webkit based as far as I can tell)

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anti-destin

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Re: after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

i just tried konqueror; it does not seem to have this problem. maybe it's a webkit issue.

anti-destin

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Re: after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

i've tracked it down. apparently, igoogle is causing the spike.

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Re: after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

iGoogle is fine for me in uzbl that also uses webkit... so it might be some setting you have in igoogle that is causing it.

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anti-destin

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Re: after upgrade, high cpu usage while browsing

you're right. i forgot that i made some changes to my igoogle page. the chat function is the culprit. adding it causes the spike. i've reported the problem. thanks for the help!