[Qemu-devel] [Bug 583462] Re: qemu disables screensaver

[Jaap Versteegh]

Looks like it is SDL related, because setting
SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 
fixes it. 

I understand disabling the screensaver is the default in SDL so the
screensaver won't activate while watching a movie or playing a game.
http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentries&category=9#90

Since I don't think this behaviour is desirable for qemu, I guess it
would be useful to prevent the disabling of the screensaver in code.

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qemu disables screensaver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583462
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Status in QEMU: New

Bug description:
lucid, with compiz and fglrx:

Screensaver on host will not kick in when qemu is running (kvm or no kvm). It 
seems to be related to the fact that the idle time reported by libXss.so on the 
host is being reset every four seconds or so when qemu is running, eventhough 
there is no activity on either guest or host.