Control: found -1 0.8.1-17 Hi,
Am 29.06.2017 um 13:04 schrieb James Cowgill: > Hi, > > On 29/06/17 11:49, Markus Koschany wrote: >> Package: 3dchess >> Version: 0.8.1-19 >> Severity: serious >> >> While I was working on an update for 3dchess, I discovered that the >> game is very wasteful with CPU resources and consumes 100 % of a >> single CPU core. I haven't noticed this behavior before but it also >> appears that it was not caused by the recent hardening change which >> added the pie flag by default. > > I can reproduce this bug with 0.8.1-17 from wheezy. Thanks for the analysis and confirmation. > Looking at the code here: > https://sources.debian.net/src/3dchess/0.8.1-19/src/main.c/#L127 > > It looks to me like the game loop has no sleeps or other waiting in it. > It has probably always consumed 100% CPU. Ok, then I probably didn't noticed this issue when I updated the package last time. >> I think this bug makes the game unsuitable for another release. > > Note that you filed the bug against a version in stretch. If you want it > to only apply to the next release you have to tag it "sid buster". Actually I think this is correct. Apparently 3dchess is affected in all supported versions. > Having said that, I don't see how this bug is RC. The game is still > playable, even if the 100% CPU usage is annoying. Yeah, one might be able to overlook this but I believe we should treat such bugs as RC. I don't want that my fan has to constantly prevent my laptop from overheating. If you have a passively cooled system this can even be damaging to your hardware. Games should be fun and enjoyable but not needlessly increasing your energy bill or damaging your computer. Markus
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