GNU bug report logs - #5386
gtk daemon close display hang

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Message #8 received at 5386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Dirk-Jan C. Binnema" <djcb <at> djcbsoftware.nl>
Cc: 5386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5386: 23.1.91;
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:50:04 -0500

Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb <at> djcbsoftware.nl> writes:

> I'm using emacs --daemon, and what happens quite often is that when I
> log out of my X session and log on as another user, the first user's
> daemon hangs around, and after a while start consuming a lot of CPU
> (up to 60-70% or more).  Only killing it seems to help.

I'm afraid this looks like a manifestation of Bug#3360, which is related
to a long-standing GTK bug.  One way to work around is to compile Emacs
without GTK support.

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