[MPlayer-users] Annoying freezes

[Salatiel Filho]

On 9/12/08, Vladimir Mosgalin <mosgalin at vm10124.spb.edu> wrote:
> Hi Reimar Döffinger!
>
>   On 2008.09.12 at 09:11:54 +0200, Reimar Döffinger wrote next:
>
>
>  > > It looks like thats the problem , apparently removing
>  > > heartbeat−cmd="gnome−screensaver−command −p" really fixed it ... dont know why
>  >
>  > Try "gnome−screensaver−command −p &" instead.
>
>
> I don't think it's a problem. gnome-screensaver-commands should return
>  instantly - my guess it just forks as soon as possible, or simply sends
>  signal via dbus and exits without waiting for result. Typical
>  /usr/bin/time output is
>  0.00user 0.00system 0:00.00elapsed 0%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
>  0inputs+0outputs (0major+333minor)pagefaults 0swaps
>
>  (I was really amazed that some kind of gnome-* app can finish its work
>  that fast! Well gnome-screensaver-command isn't linked to gnome libs,
>  not even to Xlib - only to dbus)
>
>  The real problem is that right AFTER gnome-screensaver-command exits
>  there's 100% cpu usage. About 25% by dbus-daemon, 25% by
>  gnome-screensaver and 50% by X. It always happens, no matter how
>  powerful system is. On something slow (I tried on P4-based Celeron 2800)
>  it lasts for a while, on Core 2 Duo 3Ghz system it doesn't last long,
>  but usage is still grows to 100% and the pike can be seen in any kind of
>  system monitor. This obviously hurts mplayer, and renicing
>  gnome-screen-saver doesn't help, of course.
>
>
>  --
>
>
>  Vladimir
>
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any other way to stop gnome screensaver  ?


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