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Mon Jun 18 16:48:03 UTC 2012


Summary     : Desktop-neutral search tool and indexer
URL         : *http://projects.gnome.org/tracker/*
Licence     : GPLv2+
Description : *Tracker is a powerful desktop-neutral first class object
database*,
           : tag/metadata database, search tool and indexer.
           :
           : It consists of a common object database that allows entities
to have an
           : almost infinte number of properties, metadata (both
embedded/harvested as
           : well as user definable), a comprehensive database of
keywords/tags and
           : links to other entities.
           :
           : It provides additional features for file based objects
including context
           : linking and audit trails for a file object.
           :
           : It has the ability to index, store, harvest metadata. retrieve
and search
           : all types of files and other first class objects


On 23 June 2012 00:12, Rick Stevens <ricks at alldigital.com> wrote:
> On 06/22/2012 02:25 PM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:
>>
>> On 22.06.2012 18:50, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>>
>>> On 06/22/2012 08:10 AM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 22.06.2012 16:47, Fernando Cassia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Suddenly after a reboot I find between 50-60% of my CPU used. I load
>>>>> process manager and find tracker-store and tracker-extract being the
>>>>> main
>>>>> culprits, with spikes of 90% of cpu usage.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a dual-core AMD Opteron server with 2 gigs of RAM.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who' s the genius who thought this would be acceptable? and how do I
>>>>> tame
>>>>> these processes not to use more than 10% of cpu without uninstalling
>>>>> the
>>>>> whole shebang? (provided those actually serve a useful purpose that
>>>>> I'm not
>>>>> aware of).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>> FC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In my case tracker-store acts like a fork bomb! After fresh boot I
>>>> shortly have a lot (about 50-100) defunct tracker-store and
>>>> tracker-extract processes each consuming about 5 MB of memory. I have
to
>>>> manually kill them or I'm unable to launch any app form Gnome Shell.
yum
>>>> remove is not an option because of dependencies. I confirm this
behavior
>>>> on 64 bit box with Fedora 17, on 32 bit Fedora 17 all is fine.
>>>>
>>>> I'm glad, I'm not alone with this problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mateusz Marzantowicz
>>>>
>>>
>>> Have you reported these via bugzilla? It's interesting that it's only
>>> on the 64-bit architecture that this is an issue.
>>
>>
>> First, I want to make sure it is a bug, then I'd like to know more about
>> what this app does and how. I was also searching bugzilla for related
>> reports but it looks like there is no such error report so I'll probably
>> fill in new report. I just need to gather more info abut this problem.
>> Is this problem only noticed by Fernando and Me or there are other
>> people on the list suffering?
>
>
> Tracker is started in your session startup, not via systemctl and you
> can disable it if you want. In my case, I have it start in my session.
> I am running 64-bit F17 using XFCE and have no issues with it (tracker
> version 0.12.10). If I want to disable it I'd go to
>
>    Applications->Settings->Settings Manager->Session and Startup
>
> select the "Application Autostart" tab and uncheck the tracker-related
> items.
>
> Again, I have no issues and I'm running 64-bit F17 on four machines.
>
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I can confirm tracker-related problems on F16 x86_64 with latest updates.<b=
r>Two comps: Dual Core Intel, i5 Intel<br>Laptop Asus U30JC i3 Intel<br>On =
every boot on of the trackers tracker-miner-fs or tracker-store eat from 30=
-80% of cpu depends of cpu architecture. It takes minute or two, then every=
thing become normal.=C2=A0 =C2=A0<div>
On every installation have GNOME3 and XFCE installed. Most of the time usin=
g Cinnamon/GNOME.<div>All trackers are from tracker package. <br>yum info t=
racker:<br>Installed Packages<br>Name =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: tracker<=
br>Arch =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: x86_64<br>
Version =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : 0.12.10<br>Release =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : 1.fc16<br>Size =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: 4.8 M<br>Repo =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: ins=
talled<br>From repo =C2=A0 : updates<br>Summary =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : Desktop-neu=
tral search tool and indexer<br>URL =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : <b><a hre=
f=3D"http://projects.gnome.org/tracker/">http://projects.gnome.org/tracker/=
</a></b><br>
Licence =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : GPLv2+<br>Description : <b>Tracker is a powerful de=
sktop-neutral first class object database</b>,<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: tag/metadata database, search tool and indexer.<br> =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0: It consists of a common object database that allows entities=
 to have an<br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: almost infinte number of proper=
ties, metadata (both embedded/harvested as<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0: well as user definable), a comprehensive database of keyword=
s/tags and<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: links to other en=
tities.<br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: It provides additional features for file based objects i=
ncluding context<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: linking and=
 audit trails for a file object.<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0: <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: It has the ability to =
index, store, harvest metadata. retrieve and search<br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: all types of files and other fi=
rst class objects<br><br><br>On 23 June 2012 00:12, Rick Stevens &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:ricks at alldigital.com">ricks at alldigital.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&g=
t; On 06/22/2012 02:25 PM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; On 22.06.2012 18:50, Rick Stevens wrote:<br>&gt;&gt;&g=
t;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; On 06/22/2012 08:10 AM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:<br>&=
gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; On 22.06.2012 16:47, Fernando Cassia wr=
ote:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Suddenly after a reboot I find=
 between 50-60% of my CPU used. I load<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; process mana=
ger and find tracker-store and tracker-extract being the<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt=
;&gt; main<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; culprits, with spikes of 90% of cpu usage.<br>&gt;&gt;=
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; This is a dual-core AMD Opteron server=
 with 2 gigs of RAM.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Who&#3=
9; s the genius who thought this would be acceptable? and how do I<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; tame<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; these processes not to us=
e more than 10% of cpu without uninstalling<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; the<br>=
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; whole shebang? (provided those actually serve a useful=
 purpose that<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I&#39;m not<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; aware of).<br>&gt;=
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Thanks in advance<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&=
gt;&gt; FC<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&=
gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; In my case tracker-store acts like a f=
ork bomb! After fresh boot I<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; shortly have a lot (about =
50-100) defunct tracker-store and<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; tracker-extract proce=
sses each consuming about 5 MB of memory. I have to<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; manually kill them or I&#39;m unable to launch any app for=
m Gnome Shell. yum<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; remove is not an option because of d=
ependencies. I confirm this behavior<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; on 64 bit box with=
 Fedora 17, on 32 bit Fedora 17 all is fine.<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I&#39;m glad, I&#39;m not alone with t=
his problem.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Ma=
teusz Marzantowicz<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; Have=
 you reported these via bugzilla? It&#39;s interesting that it&#39;s only<b=
r>
&gt;&gt;&gt; on the 64-bit architecture that this is an issue.<br>&gt;&gt;<=
br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; First, I want to make sure it is a bug, then I&#39;=
d like to know more about<br>&gt;&gt; what this app does and how. I was als=
o searching bugzilla for related<br>
&gt;&gt; reports but it looks like there is no such error report so I&#39;l=
l probably<br>&gt;&gt; fill in new report. I just need to gather more info =
abut this problem.<br>&gt;&gt; Is this problem only noticed by Fernando and=
 Me or there are other<br>
&gt;&gt; people on the list suffering?<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Tracker is s=
tarted in your session startup, not via systemctl and you<br>&gt; can disab=
le it if you want. In my case, I have it start in my session.<br>&gt; I am =
running 64-bit F17 using XFCE and have no issues with it (tracker<br>
&gt; version 0.12.10). If I want to disable it I&#39;d go to<br>&gt;<br>&gt=
; =C2=A0 =C2=A0Applications-&gt;Settings-&gt;Settings Manager-&gt;Session a=
nd Startup<br>&gt;<br>&gt; select the &quot;Application Autostart&quot; tab=
 and uncheck the tracker-related<br>
&gt; items.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Again, I have no issues and I&#39;m running 64-=
bit F17 on four machines.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; ---------------------------------=
-------------------------------------<br>&gt; - Rick Stevens, Systems Engin=
eer, AllDigital =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:ricks at alldigital.com">ricks@=
alldigital.com</a> -<br>
&gt; - AIM/Skype: therps2 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0ICQ: 22643734 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Yahoo: origrps2 -<br>&gt; - =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0-<br>&gt; - =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&quot;Doctor! =C2=A0My brain hurts!&quot=
; =C2=A0&quot;It will have to come out!&quot; =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -<br>
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