From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 26 20:47:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAFF616A418; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:47:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pieter@degoeje.nl) Received: from smtp.utwente.nl (unknown [IPv6:2001:610:1908:1000:204:23ff:feb5:7e66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B488C13C465; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:47:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pieter@degoeje.nl) Received: from lux.student.utwente.nl (lux.student.utwente.nl [130.89.170.81]) by smtp.utwente.nl (8.12.10/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id lAQKktnk000300; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:46:56 +0100 From: Pieter de Goeje To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:46:55 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20071126153809.98ff55b4.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <20071126153809.98ff55b4.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200711262146.55451.pieter@degoeje.nl> X-UTwente-MailScanner-Information: Scanned by MailScanner. Contact helpdesk@ITBE.utwente.nl for more information. X-UTwente-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-UTwente-MailScanner-SpamCheck: spam, SpamAssassin (score=8.713, vereist 5, BAYES_50 0.00, LG_4C_2V_3C 0.05, OACYS_CONS_6 1.00, OACYS_SINGLE 0.10, RM_sl_LeadChar 0.10, TW_BX 0.08, TW_FW 0.08, TW_GT 0.08, TW_IB 0.08, TW_XD 0.08, TW_XF 0.08, _UT_RADIO_SUB 4.00, _UT_VRIEND_SUB 3.00) X-UTwente-MailScanner-SpamScore: ssssssss X-UTwente-MailScanner-From: pieter@degoeje.nl X-Spam-Status: Yes Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Bill Moran Subject: Re: Performance problems after upgrade from xorg 7.2 -> 7.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:47:10 -0000 On Monday 26 November 2007, Bill Moran wrote: > I upgraded my ports over the holiday, and I'm having a number > of problems with xorg. I'll address them one at a time, in > order of most problematic ... > > Right now, the worst is the lousy performance. Using the exact > same xorg.conf that I had in 7.2, the performance of window > resizes is terrible. I had no problems with this in 7.2. > > For example, if I open a terminal window, then hit the maximize > button, it takes almost 3 seconds to maximize it. Again xorg > 7.2 didn't have this problem. Is there some new config option > in 7.3 that I need to enable? I'm not seeing performance > problems anywhere else that I can find (moving windows around, > for example, seems to work fine). > > Could it be my wm (xfce4) ... as I upgraded it at the same time? > > FreeBSD vanquish.pitbpa0.priv.collaborativefusion.com 6.2-RELEASE-p5 > FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #9: Tue Jun 5 17:33:30 EDT 2007 > root@vanquish.pgh.priv.collaborativefusion.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VANQUIS >H i386 > > $ dmesg | grep Radeon > drm0: port 0xdc00-0xdcff mem > 0xe8000000-0xefffffff,0xfe5e0000-0xfe5effff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci4 > > $ pkg_info | grep xorg > xorg-7.3_1 X.Org complete distribution metaport > xorg-apps-7.3 X.org apps meta-port > xorg-cf-files-1.0.2_2 X.org cf files for use with imake builds > xorg-docs-1.4,1 X.org documentation files > xorg-drivers-7.3 X.org drivers meta-port > xorg-fonts-100dpi-7.3 X.Org 100dpi bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-7.3 X.org fonts meta-port > xorg-fonts-75dpi-7.3 X.Org 75dpi bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-cyrillic-7.3 X.Org Cyrillic bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps-7.3 X.Org miscellaneous bitmap fonts > xorg-fonts-truetype-7.3 X.Org TrueType fonts > xorg-fonts-type1-7.3 X.Org Type1 fonts > xorg-libraries-7.3_1 X.org libraries meta-port > xorg-protos-7.3 X.org protos meta-port > xorg-server-1.4_3,1 X.Org X server and related programs > > $ pkg_info | grep xfce > gtk-xfce-engine-2.4.1_1 An XFCE engine for GTK 2.0 > libxfce4gui-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 widget library required by xfce4 and xfwm4 > libxfce4mcs-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 settings management library used by most XFce 4 > modu libxfce4util-4.4.1 XFce 4 library with non-graphical helper functions > mousepad-0.2.12_2 Simple xfce editor > xfce-4.4.1_1 The "meta-port" for the XFce 4 desktop environment > xfce4-appfinder-4.4.1_1 Find application in the system supporting Desktop > entry for xfce4-desktop-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 desktop background manager and root > menu xfce4-icon-theme-4.4.1_1 Icon themes for XFce 4 > xfce4-mcs-manager-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 settings manager > xfce4-mcs-plugins-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 settings manager plugins > xfce4-mixer-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 volume mixer module for xfce4-panel > xfce4-panel-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 panel module > xfce4-print-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 graphical frontend for printing > xfce4-session-4.4.1_1 Session manager for the Xfce 4 desktop environment > xfce4-utils-4.4.1_1 XFce 4 essential utilities and scripts > xfce4-wm-4.4.1_2 XFce 4 window manager > xfce4-wm-themes-4.4.1 XFce 4 window decoration themes for xfwm4 Some components of xfce have trouble with the composite extension, which is enabled by default in 7.3. Add the following section to xorg.conf to fix: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection Hope this helps, Pieter de Goeje