ESD loads the system on idle

[Stefan Bruda]

Hi,

The following problem started to pop up recently, though I am not sure
what I did (probably upgraded the outdated packages including some
GNOME ones): ESD launches fine, plays the sounds fine, but during idle
moments it doesn't just sit there, but sits there loading the system
(to 99% or thereabouts).  Interestingly enough, the load goes down
when ESD actually play sounds, the load is high only when idle.

Is there any known cause of this, or any way of debugging the matter
further.

Thanks in advance,
Stefan

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