[PLUG] kio_http is a pig

[Matt McKenzie]

I know this is an easy one but, how about don't use Ktorrent??
Have you tried other torrent clients to see if they suffer the same issues,
or is it Ktorrent specific?

I have used Azureus mainly, both Linux and Windoze.  I haven't noticed any
serious system slowdowns when using it.
GNOME also has Transmission, and there is Deluge.  I haven't tried those
since Azureus gets the job done for me.


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Matt M.
LinuxKnight


On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:39 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net>wrote:

> My favorite torrent client is Ktorrrent (3.1.2 on KDE 4.1.3), even
> though my computer uses standard Gnome desktop with Intrepid x86_64.
>
> At the moment one torrent is running (downloading), and there is only
> one seeder. The computer is jerky, screens don't refresh smoothly,
> mouse and keyboard are intermittent, and basically the CPU cores are
> tied up. Looking in System > Administration > System Monitor reveals
> that there are three instances of kio_http running, each consuming 30+%
> of CPU time. That is, 30+% on each of the dual cores. For both cores
> the little lines in the graph are pegged at the top. I have a little
> CPU widget in the Gnome panel and it reflects 2.00 GHz for the CPUs,
> where it normally displays 800 or 1600. The CPU fan has been running
> constantly all day. Little wonder the computer is unresponsive. The
> kio_http's are also each consuming about 250 MB of RAM, although the
> computer has 4 GB, so that is probably not an issue.
>
> Google only reveals that this has been reported over and over. Looking
> at dozens of complaints, I haven't found any that has received an
> answer or a solution.
>
> If I close down Ktorrent the computer returns to normal. But stopping
> all torrents changes nothing - that is, even if Ktorrent is completely
> paused the three instances of kio_http remain running and continue
> sucking down most of the CPU time. Closing down Ktorrent makes all
> three disappear.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
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