[opensuse] Poor performance in 12.1

James Knott

20 Feb 2012 20 Feb '12

16:00

Stortly after openSUSE 12.1 was release, I upgraded a computer that had previously been running 11.0 very well. However, since installing 12.1, I've noticed frequent, extensive disk activity, that essentially renders my computer unresponsive for several seconds. I don't have to be doing anything for this disk activity to start. Has anyone else experienced this? Fixes? tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

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Michael Schroeder

20 Feb 20 Feb

16:29

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:00:55AM -0500, James Knott wrote:

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Stortly after openSUSE 12.1 was release, I upgraded a computer that had previously been running 11.0 very well. However, since installing 12.1, I've noticed frequent, extensive disk activity, that essentially renders my computer unresponsive for several seconds. I don't have to be doing anything for this disk activity to start. Has anyone else experienced this? Fixes?

Does it get better if you do: echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719416 Cheers, Michael. -- Michael Schroeder mls@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF Jeff Hawn, HRB 16746 AG Nuernberg main(_){while(_=~getchar())putchar(~_-1/(~(_|32)/13*2-11)*13);} -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

16:45

Michael Schroeder wrote:

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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:00:55AM -0500, James Knott wrote:

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Stortly after openSUSE 12.1 was release, I upgraded a computer that had previously been running 11.0 very well. However, since installing 12.1, I've noticed frequent, extensive disk activity, that essentially renders my computer unresponsive for several seconds. I don't have to be doing anything for this disk activity to start. Has anyone else experienced this? Fixes? Does it get better if you do:

echo never> /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled

See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719416

Cheers, Michael.

Well, I don't often move large files, so I don't know that it will apply, but I can try it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin

23:48

On 21/02/12 03:00, James Knott wrote:

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Stortly after openSUSE 12.1 was release, I upgraded a computer that had previously been running 11.0 very well. However, since installing 12.1, I've noticed frequent, extensive disk activity, that essentially renders my computer unresponsive for several seconds. I don't have to be doing anything for this disk activity to start. Has anyone else experienced this? Fixes?

tnx jk

You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you? BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

21 Feb 21 Feb

00:12

Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you?

No idea. How do I tell? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin

00:18

On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you?

No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled. BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

00:27

Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you?

No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

BC

Done. Now to see how it goes. tnx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Vadym Krevs

09:15

On 21/02/12 00:18, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you? No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

BC

Don't forget to kill tracker as well. Even if you're a KDE user, so long as you have Firefox/Thunderbird/Gnome Do/etc installed, it will cause tracker to reindex your files on KDE startup. And having both KDE and Gnome file indexers run concurrently kills even i7-based systems. -- Regards, Vadym -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin

11:07

On 21/02/12 20:15, Vadym Krevs wrote:

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On 21/02/12 00:18, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you? No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

BC

Don't forget to kill tracker as well. Even if you're a KDE user, so long as you have Firefox/Thunderbird/Gnome Do/etc installed, it will cause tracker to reindex your files on KDE startup. And having both KDE and Gnome file indexers run concurrently kills even i7-based systems.

Exactly which tracker are you talking about? I see no tracker in the Software Manager. BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Vadym Krevs

11:30

On 21/02/12 11:07, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 20:15, Vadym Krevs wrote:

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On 21/02/12 00:18, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you? No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

BC

Don't forget to kill tracker as well. Even if you're a KDE user, so long as you have Firefox/Thunderbird/Gnome Do/etc installed, it will cause tracker to reindex your files on KDE startup. And having both KDE and Gnome file indexers run concurrently kills even i7-based systems. Exactly which tracker are you talking about? I see no tracker in the Software Manager.

BC

Basil Chupin

13:13

On 21/02/12 22:30, Vadym Krevs wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:07, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 20:15, Vadym Krevs wrote:

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On 21/02/12 00:18, Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you? No idea. How do I tell?

Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

BC

Don't forget to kill tracker as well. Even if you're a KDE user, so long as you have Firefox/Thunderbird/Gnome Do/etc installed, it will cause tracker to reindex your files on KDE startup. And having both KDE and Gnome file indexers run concurrently kills even i7-based systems. Exactly which tracker are you talking about? I see no tracker in the Software Manager.

BC

This one:

Ah, OK, I don't have any of these active nor installed. BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

23 Feb 23 Feb

00:18

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:15:45 +0000 Vadym Krevs wrote:

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Don't forget to kill tracker as well.

Tracker can be installed, but it will not run in 12.1. Problem seems to be only systems upgraded from 11.4 to 12.1. I got one case on IRC where tracker was running after upgrade. In 11.4 it was started in KDE session by mistake, as there is already Strigi as indexer. And, not to forget virtuoso-t, where "t" seems to stand for torpedo that sinks your computer performance down to pre GHz era. It is not nepomuk that makes trouble :) Use Alt-ESC to see the chain kdeinit4, nepomukserver, nepomukservicestub, virtuoso-t. Disabling tracker in Configure Desktop (Personal Settings), was enough to stop pestering computer. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

24 Feb 24 Feb

17:17

Basil Chupin wrote:

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Kickoff>System Settings>Desktop Search untick Enable Nepo-puke if it is enabled.

That made a big difference, though there's still room for improvement. tnx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin

21 Feb 21 Feb

00:21

On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you?

No idea. How do I tell?

Oh, forgot to also ask if you have Desktop Effects enabled. Unless you really want them and have enough RAM and a fast enough cpu then I suggest that you disable this feature as well. You'll find this in System Settings as well. BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Rajko M.

01:56

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:21:13 +1100 Basil Chupin wrote:

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Oh, forgot to also ask if you have Desktop Effects enabled.

Not all. If GPU is any good then disabling all effects you getting rid of some useful that actually make desktop responding faster. I disabled a lot, but mostly those that are just a decoration. What to disable is actually hard to tell as it depends on GPU/CPU combination. It is probably the best to go trough the list and see how each effect affects desktop responsiveness. Also, shadows that my old CPU and GPU don't like is not actually in effects, but windows decorations - shadows and glow in the Oxygen style. Configure Desktop > Workspace Appearance and Behavior > Workspace Appearance > Window Decorations > click on button "Configure Decorations" and fix what is in a shadows tab. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin

04:11

On 21/02/12 12:56, Rajko M. wrote:

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On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:21:13 +1100 Basil Chupin wrote:

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Oh, forgot to also ask if you have Desktop Effects enabled. Not all. If GPU is any good then disabling all effects you getting rid of some useful that actually make desktop responding faster.

I disabled a lot, but mostly those that are just a decoration. What to disable is actually hard to tell as it depends on GPU/CPU combination. It is probably the best to go trough the list and see how each effect affects desktop responsiveness.

Also, shadows that my old CPU and GPU don't like is not actually in effects, but windows decorations - shadows and glow in the Oxygen style. Configure Desktop> Workspace Appearance and Behavior> Workspace Appearance> Window Decorations> click on button "Configure Decorations" and fix what is in a shadows tab.

OK, I am brave enough to try this out but if my system slows down I hope that you can run fast enough! :-D BC -- The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. Niccolo Machiavelli -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

02:17

Basil Chupin wrote:

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On 21/02/12 11:12, James Knott wrote:

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Basil Chupin wrote:

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You aren't being affected by that nepo-puke/akonadi/strigi crap, are you?

No idea. How do I tell?

Oh, forgot to also ask if you have Desktop Effects enabled. Unless you really want them and have enough RAM and a fast enough cpu then I suggest that you disable this feature as well. You'll find this in System Settings as well.

BC

Turning that off was one of the first things I did, as I don't care for that sort of nonsense. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

James Knott

12 Apr 12 Apr

14:46

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:00:55AM -0500, James Knott wrote:

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Stortly after openSUSE 12.1 was release, I upgraded a computer that had previously been running 11.0 very well. However, since installing 12.1, I've noticed frequent, extensive disk activity, that essentially renders my computer unresponsive for several seconds. I don't have to be doing anything for this disk activity to start. Has anyone else experienced this? Fixes?

I've found performance has improved dramatically after uninstalling apper. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

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