FS#11189 - Audio stutter when using firefox under heavy load

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Christoper Daley (luciferin) - Monday, 11 August 2008, 19:19 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Saturday, 23 August 2008, 07:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture i686
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Audio will stutter during playback.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
catalyst 8.7-2
kernel26 2.6.26.2-1
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
Play audio while scrolling on a webpage in Firefox or just under quick browsing/page loads.
If I downgrade the two packages I listed the problem goes away. I'm searching for a link I found through google that I mentioned this problem being with the version of X that the driver is built against. I will post when I find it.
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 07:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Monday, 11 August 2008, 19:27 GMT
Isnt that supposed to be normal? Just reduce the load
Comment by Christoper Daley (luciferin) - Monday, 11 August 2008, 19:30 GMT
I don't think so, and it doesn't happen when I downgrade the packages. It's also not a "heavy load" comparatively (my CPU is by no means maxed out).
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:48 GMT
Assigned to kernel developers, this is not a firefox problem but either a kernel problem or something with the binary blob driver.
Comment by Christoper Daley (luciferin) - Saturday, 23 August 2008, 03:07 GMT
This problem is gone in Catalyst/Catalyst-Utils 8.8.

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