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diff --git a/posts/librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu.rst b/posts/librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..175ac79 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Librem 5: Tracker Store High CPU +================================ + +Today I reflashed my Librem 5 Evergreen with a "beta" (unofficial status I +think) of the upcoming Byzantium release. I noticed very quickly that my phone +was getting pretty warm (44 °C / 111 °F according to the sensors). With that, I +went looking to see what might be causing the mischief. + +And guess what? I was able to because this phone is running pure linux! + +A quick look at `htop` and `ps` (again, because **I can**), and I found that a +service named ``tracker-store`` was consistently consuming between about 60% +and 100% of one of my cores. I looked it up. It turns out that the ``tracker`` +utils are a set of programs that exist to index the filesystem and metadata +(which to be honest I don't want, but it's part of gnome I believe). + +A little digging and I happened upon `this StackExchange +<https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/482390/usr-lib-tracker-tracker-store-causes-very-heavy-cpu-load-on-debian-buster>`_ +question that said to run the following to fix things. + +.. code-block:: sh + + tracker reset --hard + +Sure enough, that did the trick! According to ``powertop`` (because yet again, +**I can**) my CPU is consuming about 400-800 mW during idle at around 35-37 °C +/ 97-99 °F. + +Thanks Purism! |