[Bug 168441] New: KNotify4 Uses Way too Much CPU Power

[John Doe]

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           Summary: KNotify4 Uses Way too Much CPU Power
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: superechidna gmail com


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.0)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

According to the System Monitor in Kubuntu running KDE 4.1 and the loud noise of the cooling my CPU, the process knotify4 is using about 49-50% of the CPU on my IBM Thinkcentre S50 (8183CVU), which has a 2.8 GHz Pentium IV CPU. In comparison, firefox uses 3%. I am not sure what knotify4 does, but I honestly doubt that it needs to use that much CPU power. It does not seem to be a completely essential process because after I killed it I have seen no bad side effects and my fan has quieted down considerably from the roar a few seconds ago. Now its gotten even quieter. FYI Renicing the process did not make it use less CPU, but killing it did.