Public bug reported:
I noticed that nautilus was consuming 100% of the CPU on one of my
systems. Strace revealed that it was repeatedly writing to a log file:
write(10, "44:35.4805 (USER): debug log dum"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "R): debug log dumped due to sign"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "umped due to signal 11\n0x8177510"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "gnal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "10 2008/01/06 16:45:00.1946 (USE"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "6:45:07.1718 (USER): debug log d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "SER): debug log dumped due to si"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " dumped due to signal 11\n0x81775"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 1"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "7510 2008/01/06 16:45:32.2303 (U"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 16:45:38.2322 (USER): debug log"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "(USER): debug log dumped due to "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "og dumped due to signal 11\n0x817"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "o signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "177510 2008/01/06 16:46:02.9146 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "06 16:46:08.9526 (USER): debug l"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "2 (USER): debug log dumped due t"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " log dumped due to signal 11\n0x8"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "x8177510 2008/01/06 16:46:33.618"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "1/06 16:46:39.6310 (USER): debug"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "443 (USER): debug log dumped due"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ug log dumped due to signal 11\n0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ue to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:47:04.1"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "/01/06 16:47:10.1970 (USER): deb"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ".2160 (USER): debug log dumped d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ebug log dumped due to signal 11"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:47:34"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "08/01/06 16:47:40.4326 (USER): d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "46.4599 (USER): debug log dumped"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " debug log dumped due to signal "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ed due to signal 11\n0x8177510 20"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "l 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:48:"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "2008/01/06 16:48:10.6632 (USER):"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "8:16.6870 (USER): debug log dump"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "): debug log dumped due to signa"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "mped due to signal 11\n0x8177510 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "nal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:4"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "0 2008/01/06 16:48:40.8921 (USER"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ":48:46.8930 (USER): debug log du"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ER): debug log dumped due to sig"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "dumped due to signal 11\n0x817751"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ignal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "510 2008/01/06 16:49:12.1367 (US"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "16:49:18.1799 (USER): debug log "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "USER): debug log dumped due to s"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "g dumped due to signal 11\n0x8177"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "77510 2008/01/06 16:49:43.0788 ("..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "6 16:49:49.4549 (USER): debug lo"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " (USER): debug log dumped due to"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "log dumped due to signal 11\n0x81"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "8177510 2008/01/06 16:50:15.3372"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "/06 16:50:21.7911 (USER): debug "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "30 (USER): debug log dumped due "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "g log dumped due to signal 11\n0x"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "e to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:50:46.91"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "01/06 16:50:53.2039 (USER): debu"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "4312 (USER): debug log dumped du"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "bug log dumped due to signal 11\n"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "1\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:51:18."..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "8/01/06 16:51:25.2036 (USER): de"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "1.2458 (USER): debug log dumped "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "debug log dumped due to signal 1"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "d due to signal 11\n0x8177510 200"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:51:4"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "008/01/06 16:51:56.4142 (USER): "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ":02.5025 (USER): debug log dumpe"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ": debug log dumped due to signal"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ped due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "al 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:52"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 2008/01/06 16:52:27.6386 (USER)"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "52:33.9347 (USER): debug log dum"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "R): debug log dumped due to sign"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "umped due to signal 11\n0x8177510"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "gnal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "10 2008/01/06 16:52:59.2141 (USE"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "6:53:05.4165 (USER): debug log d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "SER): debug log dumped due to si"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " dumped due to signal 11\n0x81775"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 1"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "7510 2008/01/06 16:53:30.5623 (U"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 16:53:36.9068 (USER): debug log"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "(USER): debug log dumped due to "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "og dumped due to signal 11\n0x817"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "o signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "177510 2008/01/06 16:54:02.5576 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "06 16:54:08.7886 (USER): debug l"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "0 (USER): debug log dumped due t"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " log dumped due to signal 11\n0x8"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "x8177510 2008/01/06 16:54:34.326"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "1/06 16:54:40.6510 (USER): debug"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "632 (USER): debug log dumped due"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ug log dumped due to signal 11\n0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ue to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:55:07.6"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "/01/06 16:55:13.9904 (USER): deb"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ".2826 (USER): debug log dumped d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ebug log dumped due to signal 11"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:55:38"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "08/01/06 16:55:45.1515 (USER): d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "51.4693 (USER): debug log dumped"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " debug log dumped due to signal "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ed due to signal 11\n0x8177510 20"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "l 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:56:"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "2008/01/06 16:56:17.0266 (USER):"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "6:24.1343 (USER): debug log dump"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "): debug log dumped due to signa"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "mped due to signal 11\n0x8177510 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "nal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:5"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "0 2008/01/06 16:56:49.9008 (USER"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ":56:57.1566 (USER): debug log du"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ER): debug log dumped due to sig"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "dumped due to signal 11\n0x817751"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ignal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 16"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "510 2008/01/06 16:57:21.9049 (US"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "16:57:28.0619 (USER): debug log "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "USER): debug log dumped due to s"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "g dumped due to signal 11\n0x8177"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "77510 2008/01/06 16:57:52.8382 ("..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "6 16:57:59.0126 (USER): debug lo"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " (USER): debug log dumped due to"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "log dumped due to signal 11\n0x81"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/0"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "8177510 2008/01/06 16:58:29.3943"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "/06 16:58:37.5870 (USER): debug "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "79 (USER): debug log dumped due "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "g log dumped due to signal 11\n0x"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "e to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "0x8177510 2008/01/06 16:59:41.11"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "01/06 17:00:04.2667 (USER): debu"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "2087 (USER): debug log dumped du"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "bug log dumped due to signal 11\n"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2008/"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "1\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 17:00:53."..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "8/01/06 17:01:00.8434 (USER): de"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "2.2043 (USER): debug log dumped "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "debug log dumped due to signal 1"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "d due to signal 11\n0x8177510 200"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 17:01:3"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "008/01/06 17:01:44.6077 (USER): "..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ":51.6250 (USER): debug log dumpe"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, ": debug log dumped due to signal"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "ped due to signal 11\n0x8177510 2"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "al 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 17:02"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " 2008/01/06 17:02:20.2898 (USER)"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "02:28.6357 (USER): debug log dum"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "R): debug log dumped due to sign"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "umped due to signal 11\n0x8177510"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "gnal 11\n0x8177510 2008/01/06 17:"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "10 2008/01/06 17:02:58.4874 (USE"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "7:03:08.1856 (USER): debug log d"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, "SER): debug log dumped due to si"..., 4096) = 4096
write(10, " dumped due to signal 11\n0x81775"..., 4096) = 4096
The file was:
l-wx------ 1 user user 64 2008-01-07 15:56 /proc/17263/fd/10 ->
/home/user/nautilus-debug-log.txt
Killing nautilus caused the file to be deleted.
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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chews 100% of the cpu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/181047
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