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Assumpte: Re: [DNG] Multiple chromium mystery processes



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On Wednesday, 19 December 2018 22:30, <golinux@???> wrote:

> I just noticed that chromium has started spawning multiple PIDs that
> start with this string:
>
> PID XXXX chromium --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1
> --primordial-pipe-token= and on and on including lots of number
> sequences.
>
> The complete string goes on for several page widths of my rather large
> monitor. For every PID XXXX I kill, another one (or two) pops up. I
> currently have about 15 with this prefix running and they all seem to be
> sleeping. But I have had them peg out a core to 100%.
>
> I searched a bit, and gather that this is phoning home with who knows
> what information about my habits. That can't be a good thing. Does
> anyone know how to kill it? Is there something comparable to
> about:config in chromium?
>
> Version 57.0.2987.98 Built on 8.7
>
> Thanks,
>
> golinux
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about:about will show a list of config pages.
Where you go from there, I've no idea.

Rob