GNU bug report logs - #76609
31.0.50; The 0.1s repeat timer is very CPU-intensive; it might be a bug?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eval Exec <execvy <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:57:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

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Message #20 received at 76609 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Eval Exec <execvy <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76609 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76609: 31.0.50; The 0.1s repeat timer is very CPU-intensive; 
 it might be a bug?
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:05:11 +0200

> From: Eval Exec <execvy <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:34:44 +0800
> Cc: 76609 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 45% CPU for a 0.1s repeating timer does seem surprisingly high. Is
> there a way we can optimize this, given the frequent timer
> invocations?

We already optimize that as much as we can, AFAIK.

What timers really need to run 10 times a second?
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