I'm not sure it was the same issue but I was having a problem where opening gedit would result in 100% CPU usage. I started gedit with strace and quickly realized my problem. I had previously opened a few files in a directory that contains about 65000 files:
edalquist@bohemia:~$ history |grep export/layout | grep gedit 1956 gedit /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal-HEAD/export/layout/lgkonrad.layout 1957 gedit /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal-HEAD/export/layout/cmnguyen2.layout 1958 gedit /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal-HEAD/export/layout/portal.user2.layout Looking at strace it appears that gedit is scanning all of the files in the /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal- HEAD/export/layout directory. I renamed /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal- HEAD/export to /home/edalquist/JavaClasses/workspace_37/UW_uPortal- HEAD/export_temp and now gedit opens just fine. Again not sure if this was the same issue but I figured more info is always helpful ** Attachment added: "strace-gedit.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/575278/+attachment/2955513/+files/strace-gedit.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575278 Title: gedit won't exit and consumes 100% CPU Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gedit Start gedit and do nothing. Quit gedit check top and gedit is still in memory at at 200% CPU and system heats up. Kill gedit (with kill or from system monitor) CPU drops to normal levels. Let me know if you want more logs/info This bug is a potential system damage bug if fans in laptops and such can't keep up with a 100% duty cycle for extended periods. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gedit 2.30.0git20100413-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 4 10:06:39 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gedit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/575278/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
