SOLVED Re: CPU time

[Frank McCormick <fmccormick@videotron.ca>]

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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:42:08 -0500
Frank McCormick <fmccormick@videotron.ca> wrote:

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> On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:11:08 -0500
> Greg Folkert <greg@gregfolkert.net> wrote:
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> > > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:22:08AM -0500, Frank McCormick wrote:
> > > >  
> > > > > I accidentally discovered this morning that Xorg is taking up
> > > > > 25 percent of cpu time when at idle. Is this normal or should
> > > > > I file a bug?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm running Etch.
> > > > 
> > 
> > Gnome Panel Monitors (you know animations for load average and so
> > on) have this effect.
> > 
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> > Where you want to really, close all your normal programs (not any
> > panel mounted stuff etc..). Then CTRL-ALT-F1, login then use top.
> > See what xorg is doing then.
> 
>   I'm not running Gnome -- I run IceWm - there are no applets other
> than the two panel monitors...cpu and net traffic and I have never


   I discovered today it was one of the IceWM THEMES which is the
culprit. For some reason it drove Xorg time up to 24-25%. I switched
themes and the problem is gone.




Frank
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