[mythtv-users] Load goes through the roof at times since installing 29

[Ian Evans]

On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 12:17 PM, David Brieck Jr. <dbrieck at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Nov 3, 2017 1:09 AM, "Ian Evans" <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Okay, latest mythtv 29 on Xubuntu 16.04. Upgraded a few weeks ago via a
> clean install from .27 on Mythbuntu 12.04.
>
> Same hardware I've been running MythTV on since 2011. 2 Gig of RAM. 2
> recording drives. 1 OS/DB drive.
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> Since installing 29 I get frequent load spikes that make the system
> unusable. As I type I have three recording going and my system is going
> over 20 in top's load. Under .27 it wouldn't break a sweat. It's a two core
> system and I only allow one job at a time. Only job running right now is a
> commflag on one of the recordings.
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> Even when it's not spiking this high, entering and exiting a recording can
> take 30+ seconds. I've included a snap of top. But where should I be
> looking? Or what info should I post here? Again I've been running since
> April 2011 and have never seen this load issue.
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> Thanks!
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> It's the front end that's causing the load. I would check to make sure
> you're using the correct video drivers and rendering engine. Could be the
> osd as well.
>


Using Standard decoding and VDPAU rendering. The driver is 304.135. When I
did that top, no video was playing at the time. Running 64 bit Xubuntu.
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