Bug#551512: libgconf2-4: gconfd-2 takes cpu usage up to 100%

[Jerome]

Package: libgconf2-4
Version: 2.26.2-3
Severity: normal

libgconf2-4: gconfd-2 takes cpu usage up to 100%

Since 16 October updates (see below), gconfd-2 takes up remaining cpu power

Process cannot be killed as it respawns instantly.

Updates included :
Les paquets suivants ont été mis à jour :
consolekit (0.3.0-4) to 0.3.1-1
dosfstools (3.0.5-1) to 3.0.6-1
file (5.03-1) to 5.03-2
ftplib3 (3.1-1-6) to 3.1-1-7
gcalctool (5.26.3-1) to 5.28.0-1
gcj-4.3-base (4.3.4-1) to 4.3.4-4
gdesklets (0.36.1-2) to 0.36.1-3
gij-4.3 (4.3.4-1) to 4.3.4-4
gnome-volume-manager (2.24.1-3) to 2.24.1-4
gok (2.26.0-1) to 2.28.0-1
gtk2-engines (1:2.18.2-1) to 1:2.18.4-1
gtk2-engines-pixbuf (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libbonoboui2-0 (2.24.1-1) to 2.24.2-1
libbonoboui2-common (2.24.1-1) to 2.24.2-1
libck-connector0 (0.3.0-4) to 0.3.1-1
libgail-common (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libgail18 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libgcj9-0 (4.3.4-1) to 4.3.4-4
libgcj9-0-awt (4.3.4-1) to 4.3.4-4
libgcj9-jar (4.3.4-1) to 4.3.4-4
libglibmm-2.4-1c2a (2.20.1-1) to 2.22.1-2
libgtk2-perl (1:1.221-3) to 1:1.221-4
libgtk2.0-0 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libgtk2.0-bin (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libgtk2.0-common (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.2-1
libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (1:2.16.0-2) to 1:2.18.2-1
libidl0 (0.8.13-0.1) to 0.8.13-1
libimage-exiftool-perl (7.30-1) to 7.89-1
libmagic1 (5.03-1) to 5.03-2
libmetacity-private0 (1:2.26.0-3) to 1:2.28.0-1
liborbit2 (1:2.14.17-0.1) to 1:2.14.17-1
libpam-ck-connector (0.3.0-4) to 0.3.1-1
libpangomm-1.4-1 (2.24.0-3+b1) to 2.26.0-1
libwavpack1 (4.50.1-1) to 4.60.0-1
libwxbase2.6-0 (2.6.3.2.2-3) to 2.6.3.2.2-3.1
libwxgtk2.6-0 (2.6.3.2.2-3) to 2.6.3.2.2-3.1
metacity (1:2.26.0-3) to 1:2.28.0-1
metacity-common (1:2.26.0-3) to 1:2.28.0-1
python-wxgtk2.6 (2.6.3.2.2-3) to 2.6.3.2.2-3.1
python-wxversion (2.6.3.2.2-3) to 2.6.3.2.2-3.1
traceroute (2.0.12-2) to 2.0.12-3
wavpack (4.50.1-1) to 4.60.0-1
zlibc (0.9k-4) to 0.9k-4.1

Les paquets suivants ont été installés :
libeggdbus-1-0 (0.5-2)
libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (0.94-1)

Problem must have been caused by one of the above, but I have no idea which.

Only metacity appears in a 'top' - with a strange (as far as I know) behaviour : 
one stable ppid but one or two distinct processes with a pid varying rapidly over time.

Thanks,
Jerome


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (90, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libgconf2-4 depends on:
ii  gconf2-common               2.26.2-3     GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libc6                       2.9-25       GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libdbus-1-3                 1.2.16-2     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2            0.82-2       simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.22.0-1     The GLib library of C routines
ii  libldap-2.4-2               2.4.17-1     OpenLDAP libraries
ii  liborbit2                   1:2.14.17-1  libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libxml2                     2.7.5.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library

libgconf2-4 recommends no packages.

libgconf2-4 suggests no packages.

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