[mythtv-users] 100% CPU usage in Watch Recordings

[David Asher]

On Oct 21, 2009, at 7:32 AM, David Asher wrote:

>
> On Oct 21, 2009, at 2:44 AM, Paul Kendall wrote:
>
>>> On Wednesday 21 October 2009 12:30:27 am Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>> On 10/21/2009 12:25 AM, David Asher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> It is expected that while sitting doing nothing in Watch  
>>>>> Recordings to
>>>>> utilize 100% CPU ?
>>>>>
>>>>> The only thing going on is the alphapulse of the "All Programs"
>>>>> button...
>>>>
>>>> Yes*.
>>>>
>>>> *Dependent on CPU.
>>>
>>> No.  It should not be using more than a couple % CPU just sitting  
>>> there
>>> idle. If it's using a bunch of CPU, it's likely that you're using  
>>> the
>>> opengl painter with software rendering (ie, switch to the qt  
>>> painter,
>>> that's why it exists), or someone broke something quite major in  
>>> the UI
>>> code (file a good bug report).
>>>
>> Robert McNamara has mentioned that the 100%CPU problem is a known  
>> issue
>> with the OpenGL painter and that someone was working on it!
>
> Is this the negative coordinate issue?  If not, I'd like to know  
> what to avoid when writing a theme.
>
> I am running OpenGL w/ Nvidia 190.40 drivers on a Zotac ION (builtin  
> 9400M), so I don't think it should be the software rendering issue.
>

Okay, a better search answered my own question:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/400151#400151

Yes it is the negative coord issue.  Sorry for the mailing list noise.