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100% CPU usage per restart of i3 with compton #436
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well no wonder, you start another instance of compton every time you restart i3 |
Well yes, but this isn't a problem on AMD. Shouldn't the compositor know whether it is already running? Making a configuration change also requires you to manually restart compton instead of just restarting i3. |
You don't even deamonize the process. The problem is sitting somewhere between the chair and the keyboard. |
@pmargeti34 Comments are for resolving problems, please be civil. |
Same problem here!
After connecting a new monitor and configuring it via Asciinema recording of the issue The call to |
Platform: Arch Linux 4.11.2-1 x86_64
GPU, drivers, and screen setup: Nvidia GTX 1070, proprietary drivers 381.22. 2 monitors, 1 landscape, 1 portrait both 1440p 60Hz both configured with xrandr.
Compton version: v0.1_beta2.5
Compton configuration: no changes made.
Steps of reproduction
Add the following configuration line to i3's config:
Restart i3 using
mod+shift+R
and havetop
open. Now watch as compton starts to slowly consume your CPU.Expected behavior
For compton to not eat my CPU.
Current Behavior & Other details
CPU gets eaten.
I just switched out my GPU from an AMD RX 480 to a GTX 1070. This behaviour was not present when I was using the RX 480.
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