Hi,

I got this error again today, it's the fourtyh time.
It happens always when I'm not here.

The problem is that there is 2 cases : 
 - If my ACPI is correctly loaded, my processor goes to 86 ° until I stop syndaemon.
 - If the ACPI doesn't work, the processors goes up to 100°(because the fan speed is not change by linux)

It's a level where I can damage my computer, so I put critical.
I would be happy to help you if you have any question or need to see what happen.

Severity: normal => critical

Having the same thing here.

syndaemon uses up to 100% of my CPU, the temperature going up to about 80°.

The only solution I found is killing syndaemon completely.

CC: (none) => oliver.bgr

Everyone running KDE?
It hit me twice today. Maybe all of the commenters should look in systemsettings if there are any settings for Input Devices -> Touchpad, particularly "Disable when typing".

CC: (none) => doktor5000

Hi,

this checkbox is enable on my side.

When I disable it, syndaemon is not active. When I enable it again, syndaemon is back. 

Do you know a better way to resolve this issue in place of just disabling the function ?
Is it possible to update syndaemon ?

same issue on gnome in other distribution : 
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31921

Well,
at least for me this worked under Mandriva with this checkbox activated.
And a better way is to have a hardware switch for the touchpad, like i have, too. ;) But this is no proper solution.
Somebody who is more into X should try to debug this one, seems it can be fairly easy reproduced. Activate said checkbox, and wait till your fan makes alarming sounds :(

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31921#c10
has a patch for syndaemon, at least workarounding the problem, which seems better than nothing.

And do not forget to put your computer in a room with air conditionner if you don't want to see your CPU  at 100° if your fan speed is not well supported in mageia like me... (or put your system in sleep mode before to prevent that)

Assigning to maintainer now that our maintainer's database has an entry for
this package. Please assign back to bugsquad@mageia.org in case of a mistake
from me.

There is a patch workarounding the problem according to comment #7

CC: (none) => stormi
Summary: syndaemon => syndaemon process uses 100% of CPU

Ping ?

FWIW, i've applied this locally and currently testing it, seems to fix the issue. Already mailed Thierry how to proceed.

Can somebody check if this is also valid for cauldron, please?

The "deactivate touchpad while typing" is working without problems on cauldron.
syndeamon does not do any peculiarities.

I'm on cauldron now, I will test it next days. i enabled the function again.

For cauldron it should be actually fixed since more than two months ago.
Applied the fix for mageia 1 , awaiting review. Update should be available soon.

Florian, since you did all the work, I reassign this bug to you

Assignee: thierry.vignaud => doktor5000

There is now x11-driver-input-synaptics-1.4.0-2.1.mga1 in core/updates_testing to validate
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Suggested advisory:
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This update addresses the following problem:

syndaemon uses 100% cpu in particular when enabling the setting "Disable when typing" for the touchpad under KDE, which starts sysdaemon. This has now been fixed.

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Steps to reproduce:

- install/update to update candidate
- enable "Disable when typing" setting in Input Devices -> Touchpad via systemsettings, watch processor usage afterwards

Keywords: PATCH => (none)
Assignee: doktor5000 => qa-bugs

Testing i586. 

I have just enabled the setting but it is not happening just yet. I will give it some time and then check with the updated package. Unable to test this x86_64 though.

Syndaemon did max out after about half an hour or so, shortly after logging out and back in again.

Installed the update candidate and so far so good. If it hasn't happened again by tomorrow then I think this is OK i586.

We are short of hardware again in QA to test x86_64.

I'd like to help on x86_64 but could not find Input Devices -> Touchpad in my systemsettings.

How to know if I have a synaptics touchpad?

CC: (none) => lists.jjorge

(In reply to comment #20)
> I'd like to help on x86_64 but could not find Input Devices -> Touchpad in my
> systemsettings.

Do you have the package kcm_touchpad installed?

(In reply to comment #21)
> (In reply to comment #20)
> > I'd like to help on x86_64 but could not find Input Devices -> Touchpad in my
> > systemsettings.
> 
> Do you have the package kcm_touchpad installed?

Ah yes, it missed. Now I could check the option. Now what : should I wait for a 100% cpu (the bug was only reported against i586), or just ensure the updated package works.

It's better to wait and see if you get the 100% CPU José.

It happened to me after about half an hour. I'm not sure what triggered it.

If it doesn't happen to you after a reasonable time, say 24hrs, then just ensure the update works as expected.

Thanks for helping out!

I've not had any recurrence of the 100% CPU since the update and it works as it should i586.

José, how did you get on with this please?

I installed the testing package for two days, no problems. So it is validated on x86_64.

Thanks José. I added you to CC for another similar one, hope you don't mind.



Update validated

advisory:
-------------------
This update addresses the following problem:

Syndaemon uses 100% CPU, in particular when enabling the setting "Disable when
typing" for the touchpad under KDE, which starts syndaemon. This has now been
fixed.

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SRPM: x11-driver-input-synaptics-1.4.0-2.1.mga1


Could sysadmin please push from core/updates_testing to core/updates

Thankyou!

Keywords: (none) => validated_update
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs
Hardware: i586 => All

Update pushed.

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => tmb
Resolution: (none) => FIXED