Bug 1809829 - 100% CPU when connected to dock + multi-monitor
Summary: 100% CPU when connected to dock + multi-monitor
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: libdrm
Version: 31
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-03-04 00:07 UTC by Kirill Kolyshkin
Modified: 2020-11-24 15:12 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2020-11-24 15:12:08 UTC
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Description Kirill Kolyshkin 2020-03-04 00:07:18 UTC
Description of problem:

From time to time I see gnome-shell is using 100% CPU after I connect my laptop to a docking station (with one monitor). Once it starts doing it, the only workaround I have is to disconnect/connect the dock.

strace on gnome-shell shows lots of ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_*) on /dev/dri/card0 (fd 9, see output here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/uploads/9561758e97fe97d6a89cf5b3913c0d47/out)

From the libraries linked in to gnome-shell, only libdrm "knows" about /dev/dri:

$ grep -l /dev/dri $(ldd $(which gnome-shell) | awk '{print $3}' | sort | uniq)
/lib64/libdrm.so.2

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

$ rpm -qf $(which gnome-shell)
gnome-shell-3.34.4-1.fc31.x86_64

$ rpm -qf /lib64/libdrm.so.2
libdrm-2.4.100-1.fc31.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always (sometimes you need to wait)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F31 to a ThinkPad T490s laptop
2. Connect an external monitor via Dell TB16 docking station

Actual results:

- Hear the fan, run top, see gnome-shell using 100% CPU. strace gnome-shell shows lots of ioctl(DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_*) on /dev/dri/card0.


Expected results:

- No excessive CPU usage

Additional info:

I'm running Gnome on Wayland, it's Fedora 31 with latest updates, HW is a ThinkPad T490s laptop. External monitor is 3840x2160 (scaled to 1.5x). The docking station is Dell TB16.

Comment 1 Kirill Kolyshkin 2020-03-04 00:07:38 UTC
See also:
 - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/2181

Comment 2 Ben Cotton 2020-11-03 16:25:29 UTC
This message is a reminder that Fedora 31 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 31 on 2020-11-24.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
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Comment 3 Ben Cotton 2020-11-24 15:12:08 UTC
Fedora 31 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2020-11-24. Fedora 31 is
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