Public bug reported: Command: top
Tasks: 200 total, 1 running, 157 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 87.7 us, 4.0 sy, 0.0 ni, 8.3 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st KiB Mem : 7404376 total, 2785440 free, 2398044 used, 2220892 buff/cache KiB Swap: 7559676 total, 7559676 free, 0 used. 4578112 avail Mem PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 2119 benjie 20 0 3031316 204520 110980 S 157.8 2.8 15:30.16 cinnamon 1275 root 20 0 656500 98772 79104 S 14.0 1.3 1:44.51 Xorg 4364 benjie 20 0 502468 49692 35972 S 5.6 0.7 0:02.08 gnome-system-mo 4232 benjie 20 0 5829036 128100 80672 S 3.0 1.7 0:16.53 chromium-browse 3888 benjie 20 0 5794480 110352 78356 S 1.0 1.5 0:11.93 chromium-browse 3493 benjie 20 0 5990116 250328 116964 S 0.7 3.4 2:40.81 chromium-browse 10 root 20 0 0 0 0 I 0.3 0.0 0:01.19 rcu_sched 3159 benjie 20 0 1470124 88148 60168 S 0.3 1.2 0:14.45 chromium-browse 4074 benjie 20 0 603436 39580 28040 S 0.3 0.5 0:01.46 gnome-terminal- 4089 benjie 20 0 41928 3724 3120 R 0.3 0.1 0:02.14 top 4220 benjie 20 0 5554356 149580 84916 S 0.3 2.0 0:12.17 chromium-browse 1 root 20 0 160280 9596 6788 S 0.0 0.1 0:02.06 systemd 2 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd 3 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcu_gp 4 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcu_par_gp 6 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kworker/0:0H-kb 8 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 mm_percpu_wq 9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.10 ksoftirqd/0 11 root rt 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0 12 root -51 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 idle_inject/0 14 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 cpuhp/0 15 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 cpuhp/1 16 root -51 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 idle_inject/1 17 root rt 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.30 migration/1 18 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.14 ksoftirqd/1 20 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kworker/1:0H-kb 21 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kdevtmpfs 22 root 0 -20 0 0 0 I 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 netns 23 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcu_tasks_kthre 24 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kauditd 26 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 khungtaskd 27 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 oom_reaper benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ ===== Command: ubuntu-bug linux *** Collecting problem information The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the application. 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Try --help for more information. ===== benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ cat /proc/version_signature > version.log benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ sudo lspci -vnvn > lspci-vnvn.log [sudo] password for benjie: pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Input/output error ===== benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ lsb_release -rd Description: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia Release: 19.3 ===== benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ apt-cache policy 5.3.0-53-generic linux-image-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: *** 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status linux-modules-extra-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: *** 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status linux-modules-nvidia-430-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages linux-buildinfo-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages linux-headers-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: *** 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status linux-tools-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages linux-modules-nvidia-440-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages linux-modules-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: *** 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status linux-cloud-tools-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages linux-modules-nvidia-435-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages linux-image-unsigned-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.3.0-53-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 Version table: 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1+1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages ===== What you expected to happen: Lower CPU usage for cinnamon ===== What happened instead: Super high CPU usage for cinnamon ===== benjie@benjie-MS-7721 ~ $ inxi -Fxz System: Host: benjie-MS-7721 Kernel: 5.3.0-53-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.5.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: A55M-E33 (MS-7721) v: 7.0 serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 32.0 date: 11/14/2013 CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: AMD A4-4000 APU with Radeon HD Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Piledriver rev: 1 L2 cache: 1024 KiB flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 11977 Speed: 1811 MHz min/max: 1400/3000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1422 2: 1426 Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7480D] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 9.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 19.2.8 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2 Device-3: Z-Star Micro Venus USB2.0 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 1-5:3 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.3.0-53-generic Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 01:00.0 IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter> Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 434.81 GiB (46.7%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100 size: 931.51 GiB temp: 41 C Partition: ID-1: / size: 631.23 GiB used: 217.40 GiB (34.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 ID-2: swap-1 size: 7.21 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 44.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 30 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 204 Uptime: 59m Memory: 7.06 GiB used: 2.53 GiB (35.8%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.5.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.20 inxi: 3.0.32 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1880438 Title: Cinnamon takes a lot of CPU Usage To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1880438/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs