[Pidgin] #11953: Pidign causes high CPU and memory usage on startup

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#11953: Pidign causes high CPU and memory usage on startup
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 Reporter:  rheckber         |        Owner:  rekkanoryo  
     Type:  defect           |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                   |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.6.6            |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  cpu memory high  |  
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Old description:

> Pidgin 2.6.6 just reinstalled
> Windows XP SP3 on Dell GX620 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz with 2Gb RAM
>
> Plugins enabled
> Autoaccept 2.6.6
> Buddy notes 2.6.6
> Pidgin4lib 0.4
>
> Accounts
> Yahoo
> AIM
> hotmail
> gmail xmpp
> meebo xmpp
>
> No custom smileys or animated avatars
>
> When I log into the machine, Pidgin cup usage goes to 50 percent and
> stays there.  The memory used keeps climbing, usually settling on
> 300-400Mb.  Eventually, I am able to click on the system tray icon and
> get pidgin to come up.  When it does, cpu usage drops to 0 and sytems
> starts responding normally.  This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to
> more than 1/2 an hour.  Clicking on any function in pidgin causes a spike
> in both cpu and memory.usage and there is usually a lag when selecting
> functions.

New description:

 Pidgin 2.6.6 just reinstalled
 Windows XP SP3 on Dell GX620 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz with 2Gb RAM

 Plugins enabled
 Autoaccept 2.6.6
 Buddy notes 2.6.6
 Pidgin4lib 0.4

 Accounts
 Yahoo
 AIM
 hotmail
 gmail xmpp
 meebo xmpp

 No custom smileys or animated avatars

 When I log into the machine, Pidgin cpu usage goes to 50 percent and stays
 there.  The memory used keeps climbing, usually settling on 300-400Mb.
 Eventually, I am able to click on the system tray icon and get pidgin to
 come up.  When it does, cpu usage drops to 0 and sytems starts responding
 normally.  This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to more than 1/2 an hour.
 Clicking on any function in pidgin causes a spike in both cpu and
 memory.usage and there is usually a lag when selecting functions.

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Comment(by rheckber):

 Replying to [ticket:11953 rheckber]:
 > Pidgin 2.6.6 just reinstalled
 > Windows XP SP3 on Dell GX620 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz with 2Gb RAM
 >
 > Plugins enabled
 > Autoaccept 2.6.6
 > Buddy notes 2.6.6
 > Pidgin4lib 0.4
 >
 > Accounts
 > Yahoo
 > AIM
 > hotmail
 > gmail xmpp
 > meebo xmpp
 >
 > No custom smileys or animated avatars
 >
 > When I log into the machine, Pidgin cup usage goes to 50 percent and
 stays there.  The memory used keeps climbing, usually settling on
 300-400Mb.  Eventually, I am able to click on the system tray icon and get
 pidgin to come up.  When it does, cpu usage drops to 0 and sytems starts
 responding normally.  This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to more than
 1/2 an hour.  Clicking on any function in pidgin causes a spike in both
 cpu and memory.usage and there is usually a lag when selecting functions.

 05-19-2010
 Today tried upgrading to Pidgin 2.7.0 no help.  Then uninstalled pidgin
 and re-installed version 2.7.0, still no help.  Sme symptoms.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/11953#comment:1>
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