a lot of this is bug 938584 we could also add a maximum string length limitation (because larger searches take longer to complete)
the hud UI could also refuse to submit a new search while one is still in progress to prevent the stacking effect (that causes it to take 10 minutes for the CPU to clear up). another possibility is that it will only submit a search after the user has stopped typing for a short interval (100-200ms?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948820 Title: HUD denial of service To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu/+bug/948820/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
