Public bug reported: dbus-daemon is working all the time on ubuntu phone, using up to 100% CPU. It seems that some services are emitting messages continuously, particularly Upstart and network indicator. The phone becomes unusable and must be restarted to work
Disabling wifi reduces a lot the amount of messages Phone : BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 (r25) Uname: Linux ubuntu-phablet 3.4.67 extract from dbus--monitor --profile --session (lots of messages without actually using the phone) sig 1442761291 858477 83609 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761291 877536 83610 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 667180 83611 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 722328 1416 /com/canonical/indicator/power org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761292 760751 83612 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 764403 83613 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 768329 83614 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761295 884397 6118 /com/canonical/indicator/network org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761295 905577 83615 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761295 907594 83616 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761300 773941 1417 /com/canonical/indicator/power org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761300 781362 83617 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761300 782578 83618 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761306 862983 83619 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761306 882480 83620 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted lots of messages are concerning access points Extract from dbus--monitor --session signal sender=:1.58 -> dest=(null destination) serial=6139 path=/com/canonical/indicator/network; interface=org.gtk.Actions; member=Changed array [ ] array [ ] array [ dict entry( string "accesspoint.1259::strength" variant byte 59 ) ] array [ ] signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) serial=83772 path=/com/ubuntu/Upstart; interface=com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6; member=EventEmitted string "dbus" array [ string "SIGNAL=Changed" string "BUS=session" string "INTERFACE=org.gtk.Actions" string "OBJPATH=/com/canonical/indicator/network" string "SENDER=:1.58" ] signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) serial=83773 path=/com/ubuntu/Upstart; interface=com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6; member=EventEmitted string "dbus" array [ string "SIGNAL=PropertiesChanged" string "BUS=system" string "INTERFACE=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint" string "OBJPATH=/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/2913" string "SENDER=:1.7" ] ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: dbus 1.8.12-1ubuntu5 Uname: Linux 3.4.67 armv7l ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3 Architecture: armhf CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Sep 20 16:40:39 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-25 (25 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 - armhf (20150825-170536) SourcePackage: dbus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: dbus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug armhf bq phone third-party-packages vivid ** Description changed: dbus-daemon is working all the time on ubuntu phone, using up to 100% CPU. It seems that some services are emitting messages continuously, particularly Upstart and network indicator. The phone becomes unusable and must be restarted to work Disabling wifi reduces a lot the amount of messages Phone : BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 (r25) Uname: Linux ubuntu-phablet 3.4.67 extract from dbus--monitor --profile --session (lots of messages without actually using the phone) - sig 1442761291 858477 83609 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761291 877536 83610 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 667180 83611 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 722328 1416 /com/canonical/indicator/power org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761292 760751 83612 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 764403 83613 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761292 768329 83614 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761295 884397 6118 /com/canonical/indicator/network org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761295 905577 83615 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761295 907594 83616 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761300 773941 1417 /com/canonical/indicator/power org.gtk.Actions Changed sig 1442761300 781362 83617 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761300 782578 83618 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761306 862983 83619 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted sig 1442761306 882480 83620 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761307 856391 6119 /com/canonical/indicator/network org.gtk.Actions Changed - sig 1442761307 873791 83621 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761307 876919 83622 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761312 666858 83623 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761312 724728 83624 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761313 879943 6120 /com/canonical/indicator/network org.gtk.Actions Changed - sig 1442761313 899147 83625 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted - sig 1442761313 901701 83626 /com/ubuntu/Upstart com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6 EventEmitted + lots of messages are concerning access points Extract from dbus--monitor --session signal sender=:1.58 -> dest=(null destination) serial=6139 path=/com/canonical/indicator/network; interface=org.gtk.Actions; member=Changed - array [ - ] - array [ - ] - array [ - dict entry( - string "accesspoint.1259::strength" - variant byte 59 - ) - ] - array [ - ] + array [ + ] + array [ + ] + array [ + dict entry( + string "accesspoint.1259::strength" + variant byte 59 + ) + ] + array [ + ] signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) serial=83772 path=/com/ubuntu/Upstart; interface=com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6; member=EventEmitted - string "dbus" - array [ - string "SIGNAL=Changed" - string "BUS=session" - string "INTERFACE=org.gtk.Actions" - string "OBJPATH=/com/canonical/indicator/network" - string "SENDER=:1.58" - ] + string "dbus" + array [ + string "SIGNAL=Changed" + string "BUS=session" + string "INTERFACE=org.gtk.Actions" + string "OBJPATH=/com/canonical/indicator/network" + string "SENDER=:1.58" + ] signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) serial=83773 path=/com/ubuntu/Upstart; interface=com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6; member=EventEmitted - string "dbus" - array [ - string "SIGNAL=PropertiesChanged" - string "BUS=system" - string "INTERFACE=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint" - string "OBJPATH=/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/2913" - string "SENDER=:1.7" - ] + string "dbus" + array [ + string "SIGNAL=PropertiesChanged" + string "BUS=system" + string "INTERFACE=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint" + string "OBJPATH=/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/AccessPoint/2913" + string "SENDER=:1.7" + ] ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: dbus 1.8.12-1ubuntu5 Uname: Linux 3.4.67 armv7l ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3 Architecture: armhf CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Sep 20 16:40:39 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-25 (25 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 - armhf (20150825-170536) SourcePackage: dbus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1497750 Title: dbus-daemon uses huge amount of CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/1497750/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs