ArchCraft Openbox - Issues with xrender compositor after upgrade

[tokenwizard]

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Detailed Description

After running the most recent updates (sudo pacman -Syy && sudo pacman -Syu) the xrender compositor causes Xorg to max out CPU usage. I have been running this compositor for months, but after my recent system updates, this issue started.

Expected Behavior

Normal compositor behavior with no lag or stutter.

Current Behavior

Input/Response seems laggy. Dragging windows around is choppy. CPU usage is extremely high.

Steps to Reproduce

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1. run a full system update and reboot
2. make sure you are using the xrender compositor
3. check CPU usage with top or similar while dragging a window around the desktop.

Context

Happens no matter the conditions, even if I have no other applications running other than a terminal with top running.

• ISO Version:
  archcraft-2022.09.16-x86_64.iso

• System Specs:

• Graphics Card: (see above)

Openbox 3.6.1 libxrender: 0.9.11-1

To clarify, if I use the Openbox menus to switch tot he 'glx' compositor, Xorg CPU usage goes back to normal, along with all lag that was being experienced under xrender.

[adi1090x]

It's recommended to use glx backend. xrender is only when glx doesn't work on some machines.