Bug 2650

Summary: Temporary freeze triggered by big screen updates
Product: xorg Reporter: Hacksaw <hacksaw>
Component: Driver/savageAssignee: Tormod Volden <bugzi11.fdo.tormod>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: critical    
Priority: high    
Version: 6.8.1   
Hardware: x86 (IA32)   
OS: Linux (All)   
Whiteboard: 2011BRB_Reviewed
i915 platform: i915 features:

Description Hacksaw 2005-03-04 16:04:51 UTC 
Every so often, usually triggered by fast scrolling in Firefox, or when
switching between workspaces, the screen will freeze for about ten seconds.

In trying to trace this, I discovered that during these freezes, the X server
suddenly demands all the CPU cycles it can get, usually going up to 99.9%, then
falling back down precipitously.

Not loading the dri module helps but doesn't eliminate the problem. Starting
with a depth of 16 doesn't help.
Comment 1 Daniel Stone 2007-02-27 01:25:39 UTC 
Sorry about the phenomenal bug spam, guys.  Adding xorg-team@ to the QA contact so bugs don't get lost in future.
Comment 2 Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia 2011-10-09 17:45:20 UTC 
Is this still an issue?  Can you provide more information?
Comment 3 Adam Jackson 2018-06-12 19:07:30 UTC 
Mass closure: This bug has been untouched for more than six years, and is not
obviously still valid. Please reopen this bug or file a new report if you continue to experience issues with current releases.

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