This bug was fixed in the package compiz - 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
--------------- compiz (1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=medium [ Andrea Azzarone ] * removed texture caching from animations (LP: #729979, #1072206) [ Chris Townsend ] * Add a blacklist of Nvidia integrated GPU's affected by the Nvidia X11 Sync patch. (LP: #1424013) -- CI Train Bot <ci-train-...@canonical.com> Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:25:30 +0000 ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424013 Title: Compiz high CPU and UI freeze on NVIDIA after fix for #269904 in trusty-updates Status in Compiz: Fix Committed Status in Compiz 0.9.11 series: In Progress Status in compiz package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in compiz source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: [ Impact ] Immediately after the fix for #269904 landed in trusty-updates via compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150122-0ubuntu1, my 14.04 machine with an NVIDIA card and using the nvidia-304 driver became unusable -- symtoms include compiz process high CPU (100%), UI freeze right after logging in (machine still up, reachable via SSH from the network), and a flood of these messages on the system log. [ Test Case ] Requires a GeForce 6150SE or similar integrated GPU from nVidia. Problem manifests immediately on login. [ Regression Potential ] The fix involves a specific hardware blacklist. Anticipated regressions include fixed support for the specific hard in future nVidia driver releases and potentially additional unidentified hardware affected by this bug needing to be added to the blacklist. Note that there is a manual workaround to the problem consisting of disabling the X11 Sync feature through CCSM. [ Other Info ] This fix was cherry-picked from the Ubuntu "Vivid Vervet" development release where it has been in regular use for some weeks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/1424013/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp