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 Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
Hello, i run right now digikam and rebuild my thumbnails. It seems like that this task takes a lot of cpu power and its not digikam itself, rather xorg takes the load.
Is this right? I just wonder.
Code:
top - 17:37:14 up 11:35, 5 users, load average: 0.77, 0.77, 0.79
Tasks: 169 total, 3 running, 166 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 51.1%us, 2.0%sy, 0.0%ni, 46.8%id, 0.0%wa, 0.2%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st
Mem: 4055392k total, 4008052k used, 47340k free, 255244k buffers
Swap: 4193276k total, 1276k used, 4192000k free, 2311168k cached
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
7615 root 20 0 531m 414m 11m R 97 10.5 82:58.48 Xorg
14211 joerg 20 0 1275m 359m 59m S 3 9.1 17:56.03 digikam
15309 joerg 20 0 430m 35m 20m S 2 0.9 0:36.96 ksysguard
7868 joerg 20 0 568m 72m 34m S 1 1.8 11:57.40 kwin
7923 joerg 20 0 91272 27m 7296 S 1 0.7 3:33.63 skype
16290 joerg 20 0 359m 31m 17m S 1 0.8 0:01.17 konsole
16500 joerg 20 0 61944 14m 8484 R 1 0.4 0:01.67 npviewer.bin
7891 joerg 20 0 470m 30m 21m S 0 0.8 0:29.35 kopete
7895 joerg 20 0 644m 123m 23m S 0 3.1 0:21.46 akregator
16532 joerg 20 0 8668 1140 788 R 0 0.0 0:00.19 top
1 root 20 0 12408 744 600 S 0 0.0 0:00.42 init
2 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd
3 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0
4 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:02.58 ksoftirqd/0
5 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/0
6 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/1
7 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.54 ksoftirqd/1
8 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/1
9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.57 events/0
10 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:01.11 events/1
11 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 netns
12 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 async/mgr
13 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 pm
14 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.01 sync_supers
15 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.02 bdi-default
16 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kintegrityd/0
17 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kintegrityd/1
18 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:01.24 kblockd/0
19 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:01.24 kblockd/1
20 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kacpid
21 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0 0.0 0:00.00 kacpi_notify
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
yester64 says: Hello, i run right now digikam and rebuild my thumbnails. It seems like that this task takes a lot of cpu power and its not digikam itself, rather xorg takes the load.
Is this right? I just wonder.
As far as I know yester64, it would never be normal for Xorg to be using 97% of your CPU time. That is just crazy, but we need to know more about what you are doing. I see that digikam is a very distant second at 3%. I would ask a lot more about your computer hardware and software setup to be able to say more. What openSUSE version, 32/64 bit, KDE version, computer brand/model, memory total/free, hard disk size/free, video, sound and anything else that might be important. You know the drill cause you have seen it enough around here. Do you have this happen with anything else or is digikam the only cause?
Thank You,
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
Not only cpu power, but your 4GB of memory is almost all in use. That doesn't look good. Less than half of my 3GB is now being used with digikam, firefox, xorg loaded.
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
The weird thing is, that in the beginning it runs smooth but after 15 or 17% it gets sluggish. I did not do a whole scan, just a for the missing thumbnails.
Here it goes.
Code:
linux-sf0t:/home/joerg # hwinfo --short
cpu:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz, 3166 MHz
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz, 3166 MHz
keyboard:
/dev/input/event0 Saitek PLC Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard
mouse:
/dev/input/mice Logitech USB Receiver
printer:
/dev/usb/lp0 Brother HL-2040 series
monitor:
Generic Monitor
graphics card:
nVidia GeForce 8800 GT
sound:
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
storage:
Intel 82801IB (ICH9) 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller
JMicron JMB368 IDE controller
network:
eth0 Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
network interface:
lo Loopback network interface
eth0 Ethernet network interface
pan0 Ethernet network interface
disk:
/dev/sdc WDC WD1600AAJS-0
/dev/sdb WDC WD5000AAKS-0
/dev/sda WDC WD3200KS-00P
/dev/sdd Generic USB SD Reader
/dev/sde Generic USB CF Reader
/dev/sdf Generic USB SM Reader
/dev/sdg Generic USB MS Reader
partition:
/dev/sdc1 Partition
/dev/sdb1 Partition
/dev/sda1 Partition
/dev/sda2 Partition
/dev/sda3 Partition
/dev/sda4 Partition
cdrom:
/dev/sr0 ASUS DRW-24B1ST
usb controller:
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
bios:
BIOS
bridge:
Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller
Intel 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5
Intel 82801 PCI Bridge
Intel 82801IB (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller
hub:
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
Linux 2.6.34.7-0.4-desktop uhci_hcd UHCI Host Controller
memory:
Main Memory
bluetooth:
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
unknown:
FPU
DMA controller
PIC
Timer
Keyboard controller
/dev/lp0 Parallel controller
PS/2 Controller
Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller
/dev/ttyS0 16550A
/dev/input/event1 Saitek PLC Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard
Logitech USB Receiver
Code:
linux-sf0t:/home/joerg # hwinfo --gfxcard
28: PCI 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.318]
Unique ID: VCu0.fvBA7Bx+oT8
Parent ID: vSkL.aGagsEhnrb7
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: "nVidia GeForce 8800 GT"
Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation"
Device: pci 0x0611 "GeForce 8800 GT"
SubVendor: pci 0x3842 "eVga.com. Corp."
SubDevice: pci 0xc809
Revision: 0xa2
Driver: "nvidia"
Driver Modules: "nvidia"
Memory Range: 0xf6000000-0xf6ffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xe0000000-0xefffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xf4000000-0xf5ffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0xb000-0xbfff (rw)
Memory Range: 0xf7000000-0xf701ffff (ro,non-prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 16 (1544013 events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: "pci:v000010DEd00000611sv00003842sd0000C809bc03sc00i00"
Driver Info #0:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
Driver Info #1:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
3D Support: yes
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #10 (PCI bridge)
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
Can it be that i have a bottleneck somewhere? If i check with KDE's info it showed xorg with around 50%. It looked like that there was something filling up (database?) and then it went slow to slow... very strange.
Now i know that i have a lot of images that are scanned, but should that matter?
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 Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
So you did not post any details about your software setup there yester64, but after further review of your original post, it looks like you are running out of memory.
Code:
Mem: 4055392k total, 4008052k used, 47340k free, 255244k buffers
Swap: 4193276k total, 1276k used, 4192000k free, 2311168k cached
So, before you even run Digikam do you know if you might have loaded Tracker (Seach for tracker using YaST / Software Management) OR if you are using KDE's Nepomuk by chance? Either program can potentially use up all of your memory, depending on how they are configured.
So, if you are running low on memory, then add one more disk intensive action like scanning for pictures and perhaps the wheels fall off of openSUSE & KDE?
Thank You,
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
 Originally Posted by jdmcdaniel3
So you did not post any details about your software setup there yester64, but after further review of your original post, it looks like you are running out of memory.
Code:
Mem: 4055392k total, 4008052k used, 47340k free, 255244k buffers
Swap: 4193276k total, 1276k used, 4192000k free, 2311168k cached
So, before you even run Digikam do you know if you might have loaded Tracker (Seach for tracker using YaST / Software Management) OR if you are using KDE's Nepomuk by chance? Either program can potentially use up all of your memory, depending on how they are configured.
So, if you are running low on memory, then add one more disk intensive action like scanning for pictures and perhaps the wheels fall off of openSUSE & KDE?
Thank You,
Not installed. Looks like its for database.
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
Originally Posted by jdmcdaniel3
So you did not post any details about your software setup there yester64, but after further review of your original post, it looks like you are running out of memory.
Did you not read my post? Of course he is running out of memory. No need for "further review". That's just repitition!
It could be a memory leak. Hence the buildup: "The weird thing is, that in the beginning it runs smooth but after 15 or 17% it gets sluggish."
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
@yester64
Clue: What happens to memory before you start digikam, and what happens to it before you start your thumbnail rebuild?
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Re: Digikam & xorg heavy cpu load
Its getting late for me, but i will post tomorrow the stats to before and during digikam. Maybe that will give a clue then.
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