[Bug 363695] Re: update-apt-xapian-index uses too much CPU

[Alexander Kriegisch]

This issue is far from solved. My machine is blocked for about 5 minutes
regularly:

$ uname -a
Linux xander-pc 3.2.0-24-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 25 08:43:22 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sudo lshw -C cpu
  *-cpu                   
       description: CPU
       product: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz
       vendor: Intel Corp.
       physical id: 4
       bus info: cpu at 0
       version: Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 2.93GHz
       serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       slot: CPU 1
       size: 2933MHz
       capacity: 2933MHz
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 133MHz
       capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx x86-64 constant_tsc up pebs bts nopl pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl tm2 cid cx16 xtpr lahf_lm

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Title:
  update-apt-xapian-index uses too much CPU

Status in APT:
  Confirmed
Status in “apt-xapian-index” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

  A background silent update process shouldn't use 98% CPU. It makes
  system sluggish with no visible reason.

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