On Wed, Aug 14, 2002 at 11:22:13AM +0200, fvwm-workers wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2002 at 01:17:54AM -0600, S. Anderson wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 02:43:32PM -0600, S. Anderson wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 11:40:28AM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 10:07:14PM -0600, S. Anderson wrote:
> > > > > I may have found a bug, to reproduce...
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1. I start fvwm without a rc file, 
> > > > > 2. then execute gkrellm from a xterm,
> > > > > 3. then I click on the gkrellm window(not the fvwm decorations) and 
> > > > >    wiggle it around.
> > > > > 4. repeat step 3 a few times. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > fvwm, gkrellm and X start fighting for cpu use. Memory used starts 
> > > > > filling up really fast. And I cant do anything execpt ctrl-alt-bkspce.
> > > > > 
> > > > > GKrellM 1.2.13
> > > > > gtk 1.2.10
> > > > > Xfree86 4.2.0
> > > > > Linux 2.4.19 i686 AuthenticAMD
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ % fvwm-config -i
> > > > > Package: fvwm
> > > > > Version: 2.5.3
> > > > 
> > > > With the same versions, it doesn't happen here.  Is the fvwm-2.5.3
> > > > latest CVS?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > yes updated on aug 12th. I downloaded fvwm-snap-20020810 and It doesnt
> > > have this problem. I just figured out, If I
> > > #undef EXPERIMENTAL_ANTI_RACE_CONDITION_CODE
> > > in fvwm/events.c at line 1081 I dont have this problem anymore.
> > > is the experimental anti race condition code important, should I not
> > > disable it?
> 
> It's experimental.  And it's meant to reduce the chance of such
> ConfigurRequest/ConfigureNotify races happening, but it looks like
> my latest addition has a bug.
> 
> > > also I forg?t to mention I am using gcc 3.1.1, and It is not only
> > > gkrellm, but xmms and xine too.
> > 
> > ok, some more info...
> > this is the output that fvwm spits out. I get this race condition 
> > right before it prints 'cn_count = 22507546', I let fvwm run until
> > my system ran out of resources.
> 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ % fvwm
>  ...
> > cn_count = 457502
> ...
> > cn_count = 22507546
> 
> Uh, oh!  22.5 million ConfigureNotify events that are going to be
> sent to the application?  No wonder it hogs CPU.  Maybe I'm using
> an uninitialised variable.

Fixed.


Bye

Dominik ^_^  ^_^

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