[tor-bugs] #9917 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Linux Firefox ESR 17.0.9 appers to spin-wait rather than block-wait on SOCKS
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#9917: Linux Firefox ESR 17.0.9 appers to spin-wait rather than block-wait on
SOCKS
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Reporter: starlight | Owner: mikeperry
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Firefox Patch Issues | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by starlight):
Ran 'top -H', suspicion confirmed:
The spinner is 'Socket Thread'.
Causes havoc in a single VCPU VM
unless set to low 'nice' value.
Probably nobody noticed this because
most systems are multi-core.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9917#comment:1>
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