On Die, 2012-09-11 at 14:42 +0200, Paul Menzel wrote: > > using Debian Sid/unstable with the awesome 3.4.13-1 window manager and > Evolution 3.4.3-1, htop shows X to constantly use 10 % of the CPU. > Closing Evolution the usage goes back to more or less 0 %.
I'm not seeing this. Is there something in your Evolution window(s) that is constantly repainting, e.g. a spinner in the status bar, a blinking cursor, ... ? > Could somebody please tell me what component (X driver, DRM, Evolution, > Cairo, ?) to investigate and how? I'd focus on profiling the X server, making sure the profiles show symbols, ideally with call graphs. sysprof or perf might work better for this than oprofile. -- Earthling Michel D?nzer | http://www.amd.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 190 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/attachments/20120911/43a45f5d/attachment-0001.pgp>