From 93aca92ed8bc54e969006fcf4244733cab7767a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Ball Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:45:36 -0600 Subject: Add Librem 5 tracker-store High CPU post --- posts/index.adoc | 3 ++- posts/librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 posts/librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu.rst diff --git a/posts/index.adoc b/posts/index.adoc index 56db47e..a668731 100644 --- a/posts/index.adoc +++ b/posts/index.adoc @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Home [role="index"] New Posts --------- +* link:?p=librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu[Librem 5:tracker-store High CPU] * link:?p=Security:Recent_SSH_Brute_Force_Botnet_Attack[Security:Recent SSH Brute Force Botnet Attack] * link:?p=linux:using-zram[Linux:Using ZRam] * link:?p=Circumventing_MacOS_FileVault_Autologin_Restrictions[Circumventing MacOS FileVault Autologin Restrictions] @@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ New Posts * link:?p=benchmark:samsung_bar_plus[Benchmark:Samsung Bar Plus 32 GB] * link:?p=building_a_reputable_mail_server[Building a Reputable Mail server] * link:?p=how_to_uninterest_me_in_your_job_opening[How to Uninterest Me in Your Job Opening] -* link:?p=why-linux-is-hard[Why Linux is Hard] [role="index"] Purism Librem 5 --------------- +* link:?p=librem5-tracker-store-high-cpu[Librem 5:tracker-store High CPU] * link:?p=librem5-cant-update-404-not-found[Librem 5:Can't Update - 404 Not found] * link:?p=librem5-no-wifi[Librem 5:No Wifi] * link:?p=librem5-epiphany-render-bug[Librem 5:Epiphany Render Bug] 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 +`_ +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! -- cgit v1.2.3