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Bug 456623 - Use pavucontrol -> pulseaudio uses high cpu usage.
Summary: Use pavucontrol -> pulseaudio uses high cpu usage.
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: pavucontrol
Version: rawhide
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lennart Poettering
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: F10Target
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-07-25 00:49 UTC by sangu
Modified: 2008-10-24 20:58 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-10-24 20:58:28 UTC
Type: ---
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ls in pacmd (12.31 KB, text/plain)
2008-10-02 15:39 UTC, sangu 		no flags Details
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Description sangu 2008-07-25 00:49:38 UTC 
Description of problem:
Use pavucontrol ->  pulseaudio uses high cpu usage.

Only after Lanuching pavucontrol, pulseaudio uses cpu usage 40%.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
0.9.7-0.1.git20080715.fc10.i386

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch pavucontrol.
2. See pulseaudio on top.
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:
pulseaudio-0.9.11-1.fc10.i386.
Comment 1 Lennart Poettering 2008-08-06 14:10:20 UTC 
pavucontrol now shows a volume meter for each device. For that it will configure PA for low-latency mode. Low-latency means high-CPU load. This is hence expected behaviour, somewhat.

OTOH it might be a good idea to not configure it for such a low latency though.
Comment 2 sangu 2008-10-02 15:39:49 UTC 
Created attachment 319252 [details]
ls in pacmd

While pavucontrol works, "D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT" prints fast continually.
$ pulseaudio -vvv

[skip]
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
D: module-alsa-source.c: Wakeup from ALSA! INPUT
[skip]
Comment 3 Lennart Poettering 2008-10-24 20:58:28 UTC 
I am closing this now since as mentioned this is kind of expected behaviour.

The "wakeup form ALSA" messages might be a sign of bug 462200.
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