Bug#411801: nautilus hangs (using CPU) when maximising

[Wouter Van Hemel]

Package: nautilus
Version: 2.14.3-9
Severity: important


[ http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=410145 ]


Nautilus hangs in some cases when maximising the window. I've got a rather normal directory with ~15 small pictures and text files; if I maximise nautilus when it shows that directory, nautilus hangs and doesn't return (at least, not in 15 minutes). The window isn't repainted, either.

It doesn't crash, but doesn't seem to return either. I can reproduce this every time. Nautilus was started from a terminal window in KDE.

I've done a rather unenlightening 'strace' on the process:

40 sec lightening fast
read(3, "\26\270w<{\0\340\0{\0\340\0w\0\340\0\257\0{\0K\3B\2\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(3, "\26\270y<|\0\340\0|\0\340\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0K\3B\2\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(3, "\26\270{<|\0\340\0|\0\340\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0K\3I\2\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(3, "\26\270|<{\0\340\0{\0\340\0w\0\340\0\257\0{\0;\3B\2\0\0"..., 32) = 32
read(3, "\26\270}<|\0\340\0|\0\340\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0<\3I\2\0\0\0"..., 32) = 32
[...]

20 sec slower
write(3, "\f\0\7\0|\0\340\0\17\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0K\3\0\0H\2\0"..., 16384) = 16384
write(3, "\2\0\4\0|\0\340\0\2\0\0\0\377\377\377\0\f\0\7\0|\0\340"..., 16372) = 16372
[...]

And back again, ad infinitum.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=POSIX (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to POSIX)

Versions of packages nautilus depends on:
ii  desktop-file-utils         0.11-1        Utilities for .desktop files
ii  gnome-control-center       1:2.14.2-6    utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  libart-2.0-2               2.3.17-1      Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0                1.12.4-2      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0               2.14.0-3      Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libc6                      2.3.6.ds1-12  GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libeel2-2                  2.14.3-2      Eazel Extensions Library (for GNOM
ii  libesd0                    0.2.36-3      Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared 
ii  libexif12                  0.6.13-5      library to parse EXIF files
ii  libgail-common             1.8.11-4      GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgail17                  1.8.11-4      GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgconf2-4                2.16.0-3      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0                1:2.6.0-4     library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.12.6-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2         2.14.3-2      Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome2-0                2.16.0-2      The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0          2.14.0-2      A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0               2.14.1-2      The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0             1:2.14.2-6    GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii  libgtk2.0-0                2.8.20-5      The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libnautilus-extension1     2.14.3-9      libraries for nautilus components 
ii  liborbit2                  1:2.14.4-1    libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.14.8-5      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                   1.10-3        lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  librsvg2-2                 2.14.4-2      SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libstartup-notification0   0.8-2         library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.0.3-5     X11 client-side library
ii  libxml2                    2.6.27.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii  nautilus-data              2.14.3-9      data files for nautilus
ii  shared-mime-info           0.19-2        FreeDesktop.org shared MIME databa

Versions of packages nautilus recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  4.0.0      common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  eject                         2.1.4-2.1  ejects CDs and operates CD-Changer
pn  fam                           <none>     (no description available)
ii  libgnomevfs2-extra            1:2.14.2-6 GNOME virtual file-system (extra m
ii  librsvg2-common               2.14.4-2   SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  nautilus-cd-burner            2.14.3-8   CD Burning front-end for Nautilus

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