[opensuse] Pulseaudio small CPU spikes
I was top watching (an addiction of mine) while surfing the web reading news and such, and I noticed as each web page is loaded, even those with no sound such as www.opensuse.org that pulseaudio would jump up and consume 2 or 3% cpu for a brief instant (second or two). I was ready to launch a witch hunt to find out what PulseAudio was doing with my sound card. Then on a lark, I switched from Chrome to Firefox. Pulseaudo was flat lined. Does nothing at all. Then I tried Konqueror Again no pulseaudio usage at all. (Side issue: man that Kong browser has improves while I wasn't paying attention. Too bad it locked up my machine using 100% CPU while closing it with three tabs open). Switch back to Chrome, and Pulse is eating cycles again. I've not authorized Chrome to use the mic. In fact I've specifically denied it that authority when it popped up the authorization screen. (Thanks for asking Google, but it appears that horse has left the barn already.). Note: this machine does NOT actually HAVE a microphone (unless I plug one in). And even with the volume cranked up, the web pages are not producing any sound, or navigation clicks. So I started digging around in and the Extensions. I discovered that the DISABLING the Google Voice extension stops its use of PulseAudio. (Google Voice normally makes no sound unless a text message arrives or something). Any clues on how I can find out just what Pulseaudio is being asked to do? Is there any diagnostics I can run to see whats going on in real time? -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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John Andersen