[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000138]: Stops responding and takes CPU on workspace switching

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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=138
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Reporter:                   bursa
Handler:                    
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000138
Category:                   xfwm
Reproducibility:            random
Severity:                   crash
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2004-03-17 18:20 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-03-17 20:46 GMT
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Summary:                    Stops responding and takes CPU on workspace switching
Description: 
Occasionally when I switch workspaces, xfwm4 stops responding. I can still
type in the window with focus, but moving windows, creating new windows
(including menus), and switching workspaces is not possible. top shows
that xfwm4 is taking over 90% of the CPU. killall xfwm4 does not work.
killall -KILL xfwm4 does, but also restarts the X session. This time it
happened I captured a backtrace using gdb.

I'm using the debian package, version 4.0.3.1-2. Please let me know if
there is anything else I can do to help track this down next time it
happens.

Thanks
James
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 olivier - 2004-03-17 20:43 GMT 
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Humm, never heard of any similar problem. The loop seems to occur in gtk,
anything special about your install?

PS: You may update to the latest xfce release.

Cheers,
Olivier.

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 olivier - 2004-03-17 20:46 GMT 
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Also, the killall -KILL xfwm4 should not restart your session as xfwm4
doesn't control it (on a "normal" install)