Bug 37999

Summary: incorrect exiting from konsole when running mc from root - 99% CPU usage
Product: [Applications] konsole Reporter: comissar
Component: generalAssignee: Konsole Developer <konsole-devel>
Status: CLOSED FIXED    
Severity: grave    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.0.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: RedHat Enterprise Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description comissar 2002-02-11 18:09:56 UTC 
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           konsole
Version:           1.0.2 (using KDE 2.2.2 )
Severity:          normal
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: this bug exist in KDE 2.2.1 from RH7.2 distrib and 2.2.2 from KDE rpm for RH7.2

For reproduse:

0. Login KDE from user (not root)
1. Start Konsole.
2. Type su -
3. enter Your root password
4. run mc
5. press Ctrl-O
6. In command line type any characters but not press Enter
7. Close Konsole using mouse.
8. Have Your CPU - 99% usage.



(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
Comment 1 Serge Kozko 2002-02-13 12:43:22 UTC 
For this bug just
1. Logon as user
2. su -
3. enter password
4. tupe any character and double press Tab (for question about possibilities)
5. close Konsole by mouse.

99% CPU usage too... :(
Comment 2 Waldo Bastian 2002-03-25 21:15:44 UTC 
Unable to reproduce in KDE 3.0

Cheers
Waldo
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Comment 3 Stephan Binner 2002-03-25 21:27:27 UTC 
> Unable to reproduce in KDE 3.0

I can but only with the "mc"-way.
Comment 4 Stephan Binner 2002-03-25 21:39:09 UTC 
> > Unable to reproduce in KDE 3.0
> I can but only with the "mc"-way.

I can also reproduce this with mc in xterm but not in gnome-terminal!?
Comment 5 Waldo Bastian 2002-03-25 22:15:07 UTC 
On Monday 25 March 2002 01:39 pm Stephan Binner wrote:
> > > Unable to reproduce in KDE 3.0
> >
> > I can but only with the "mc"-way.
>
> I can also reproduce this with mc in xterm but not in gnome-terminal!?

Seems I can reproduce it with bash now too... seeems like a bash (readline?=
)=20
bug though. E.g. as if it fails to notice that it's file-descriptors are=20
being closed or something.

Cheers
Waldo
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Comment 6 Waldo Bastian 2002-03-26 18:42:04 UTC 
bash/readline bug reported and fixed there.

Cheers
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org  |   SuSE Labs KDE Developer  |  bastian@suse.com
Comment 7 Gwyn Hopkins 2003-08-22 17:47:39 UTC 
Have got a similar problem in 3.1.3. 
Open konsole under user, su to root, start top and use mouse on x to close 
window sned CPU usage to nearly 100% and system temp rocketing!