Bug#601936: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: slow during fullscreen videos on GeForce 8200

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2010-10-31 09:11 +0100, Stéphane Glondu wrote:

> When I am watching a video in fullscreen, I see many glitches, the
> system is less responsive to keyboard events, and mplayer takes 100%
> CPU. This happens with recorded videos as well as live captures (even
> when there is nothing to capture (i.e. black screen), mplayer takes
> 100% CPU in fullscreen).

Which video output driver do you use in mplayer?  And have you tried a
libxine-based video player yet?

> [ 2330.629846] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2371.543665] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: error fencing pushbuf: -16
> [ 2371.612355] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2449.841711] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2449.908325] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: error fencing pushbuf: -16
> [ 2686.595418] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2686.662066] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2727.176065] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: error fencing pushbuf: -16
> [ 2727.575862] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2727.642496] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2928.427951] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: cal_space: -16
> [ 2928.496634] [drm] nouveau 0000:02:00.0: error fencing pushbuf: -16

Did these messages appear while you were watching a video?

Sven