After a few second or minutes my CPU usage shoots up to 100%... It seems to happen when I close a window or switch desktops. Relevant snippets:
# rpm -qa | grep kde | sort galaxy-kde-0.9.6-5mdk galaxy-kde-kwin-0.9.6-5mdk kdeaddons-3.1.93-1mdk kdeaddons-atlantik-3.1.93-1mdk kdeaddons-konqimagegallery-3.1.93-1mdk kdeadmin-3.1.93-5mdk kdeartwork-3.1.93-1mdk kdebase-common-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-kdm-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-kdm-config-file-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-konsole-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-nsplugins-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-progs-3.1.93-13mdk kdebase-servicemenu-1.0-13mdk kdeedu-3.1.93-2mdk kdegames-3.1.93-3mdk kdegraphics-common-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kdvi-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kfax-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kghostview-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kiconedit-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kpaint-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kpovmodeler-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kruler-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-ksnapshot-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-kuickshow-3.1.93-4mdk kdegraphics-mrmlsearch-3.1.93-4mdk kde-i18n-en_GB-3.1.93-1mdk kdelibs-common-3.1.93-11mdk kdemoreartwork-acqua-20020501-1plf kdemoreartwork-Bluecurve-icons-0.47-1plf kdemoreartwork-crystal-0.9-1plf kdemoreartwork-freecurve-0.68-2tex kdemoreartwork-IcOsX-0.7-1plf kdemoreartwork-knifty-0.3.4-2mdk kdemoreartwork-kwinacqua_mod-0.1-1plf kdemoreartwork-liquid-0.9.6pre4-4tex kdemoreartwork-lumon-1.0-1plf kdemoreartwork-mkultra-0.2.1-2tex kdemoreartwork-noia-0.95-1plf kdemoreartwork-qinx-0.50-2tex kdemoreartwork-win2k-icons-2.2.2-2plf kdemoreartwork-winxp-0.4-1plf kdemultimedia-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-common-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kaboodle-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kaudiocreator-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kmid-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kmidi-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kmix-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-krec-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-kscd-3.1.93-4mdk kdemultimedia-noatun-3.1.93-4mdk kdenetwork-common-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-kdict-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-kget-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-kit-3.1.4-1mdk kdenetwork-kppp-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-krfb-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-ksirc-3.1.93-3mdk kdenetwork-ktalk-3.1.93-3mdk kdepim-common-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-kaddressbook-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-karm-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-kmail-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-knode-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-knotes-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-korganizer-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-korn-3.1.93-6mdk kdepim-kpilot-3.1.93-6mdk kdetoys-3.1.93-2mdk kdeutils-ark-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-common-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kcalc-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kcharselect-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kdepasswd-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kdessh-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kdf-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kedit-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kfloppy-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kgpg-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-khexedit-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-kjots-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-ksim-3.1.93-4mdk kdeutils-ktimer-3.1.93-4mdk kdevmon-0.4.6-3mdk libkdeaddons1-3.1.93-1mdk libkdeaddons1-konqimagegallery-3.1.93-1mdk libkdeadmin1-3.1.93-5mdk libkdebase4-3.1.93-13mdk libkdebase4-kate-3.1.93-13mdk libkdebase4-konsole-3.1.93-13mdk libkdebase4-nsplugins-3.1.93-13mdk libkdecore4-3.1.93-11mdk libkdeedu1-3.1.93-2mdk libkdegames1-3.1.93-3mdk libkdegraphics0-common-3.1.93-4mdk libkdegraphics0-kooka-3.1.93-4mdk libkdegraphics0-kuickshow-3.1.93-4mdk libkdegraphics0-mrmlsearch-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-common-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-kaboodle-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-kmix-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-krec-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-kscd-3.1.93-4mdk libkdemultimedia1-noatun-3.1.93-4mdk libkdenetwork2-common-3.1.93-3mdk libkdenetwork2-ksirc-3.1.93-3mdk libkdepim2-common-3.1.93-6mdk libkdepim2-kaddressbook-3.1.93-6mdk libkdepim2-kmail-3.1.93-6mdk libkdepim2-kontact-3.1.93-6mdk libkdepim2-korganizer-3.1.93-6mdk libkdepim2-kpilot-3.1.93-6mdk libkdetoys1-3.1.93-2mdk libkdeutils1-ark-3.1.93-4mdk libkdeutils1-common-3.1.93-4mdk libkdeutils1-kcalc-3.1.93-4mdk libkdeutils1-kedit-3.1.93-4mdk libkdeutils1-ksim-3.1.93-4mdk Guilty processes: 19997 root 19 -10 43384 34m 3240 S 51.3 13.7 9:46.79 /etc/X11/X -deferglyphs 16 vt7 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-jCUTYm 20292 phlip 14 0 15804 15m 13m R 22.6 6.2 3:05.61 kdeinit: kded 20347 phlip 13 0 15516 15m 12m S 20.1 6.1 2:41.99 kdeinit: kwin -session 110a5f0144000106821135100000147760000_1068220411 Output from "strace -p 20292": ioctl(4, FIONREAD, [32]) = 0 read(4, "\241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \3"..., 32) = 32 write(4, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]"..., 44) = 44 ioctl(4, FIONREAD, [32]) = 0 read(4, "\241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \3"..., 32) = 32 write(4, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]"..., 44) = 44 ioctl(4, FIONREAD, [32]) = 0 read(4, "\241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \3"..., 32) = 32 write(4, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]"..., 44) = 44 ioctl(4, FIONREAD, [32]) = 0 ...and so on... Killing kded drops the CPU usage back to normal. Any ideas? -Matt -- Matt Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICT-Carlisle, Operation Mobilisation, UK Public PGP Key: http://moses.om.org/~mattp/gpg.asc
