High Idle CPU Usage Due to Java on Linux

I have experienced this across multiple versions of Matlab and Linux kernels and have yet to find the cause. I'm currently on 2017b, Linux Mint 18.1, kernel 4.12. As soon as I launch Matlab, three of my 4 cores are pegged, and the 4th core is showing 50% usage. The GUI is completely unresponsive and eventually I will either get a Java crash in the command window or I have to kill the Matlab process entirely. Launching with -nojvm doesn't cause the same problem, but I would like to be able to run Matlab with the GUI.

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    MATLAB Version: 9.3.0.713579 (R2017b)        
    MATLAB License Number: XXXXXX        
    Operating System: Linux 4.12.0-041200-generic #201707022031 SMP Mon Jul 3 00:32:52 UTC 2017 x86_64        
    Java Version: Java 1.8.0_121-b13 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode        
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    MATLAB                                                Version 9.3         (R2017b)        
    Simulink                                              Version 9.0         (R2017b)        
    Bioinformatics Toolbox                                Version 4.9         (R2017b)        
    Control System Toolbox                                Version 10.3        (R2017b)        
    Curve Fitting Toolbox                                 Version 3.5.6       (R2017b)        
    DSP System Toolbox                                    Version 9.5         (R2017b)        
    Image Processing Toolbox                              Version 10.1        (R2017b)        
    Instrument Control Toolbox                            Version 3.12        (R2017b)        
    Mapping Toolbox                                       Version 4.5.1       (R2017b)        
    Optimization Toolbox                                  Version 8.0         (R2017b)        
    Parallel Computing Toolbox                            Version 6.11        (R2017b)        
    Signal Processing Toolbox                             Version 7.5         (R2017b)        
    Simscape                                              Version 4.3         (R2017b)        
    Simscape Multibody                                    Version 5.1         (R2017b)        
    Simscape Power Systems                                Version 6.8         (R2017b)        
    Simulink Control Design                               Version 5.0         (R2017b)        
    Stateflow                                             Version 9.0         (R2017b)        
    Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox               Version 11.2        (R2017b)        
    Symbolic Math Toolbox                                 Version 8.0         (R2017b)

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         Segmentation violation detected at Fri Feb  2 18:30:59 2018                    
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    Configuration:
    Crash Decoding      : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path
    Crash Mode          : continue (default)
    Current Graphics Driver: Unknown hardware 
    Current Visual      : 0x20 (class 4, depth 24)
    Default Encoding    : UTF-8
    Deployed            : false
    GNU C Library       : 2.23 stable
    Host Name           : rosetta
    MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
    MATLAB Entitlement ID: 1535817
    MATLAB Root         : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b
    MATLAB Version      : 9.3.0.713579 (R2017b)
    OpenGL              : hardware
    Operating System    : Linux 4.12.0-041200-generic #201707022031 SMP Mon Jul 3 00:32:52 UTC 2017 x86_64
    Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 78 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
    Virtual Machine     : Java 1.8.0_121-b13 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
    Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11804000), display :0

    Fault Count: 1

    Abnormal termination:                    
    Segmentation violation

    Register State (from fault):
    RAX = 00000007413ce3e7  RBX = 00007f9ddb91fb60
    RCX = 0000000000000000  RDX = 0000000000000088
    RSP = 00007f9dcc2f82f0  RBP = 00007f9dcc2f8350
    RSI = 00007f9dcc2f8380  RDI = 00000000000003b8

    R8 = 00007f9ddb91bc60   R9 = 0000000000000877
    R10 = 00007f9dcc2f8300  R11 = 0000000000000001
    R12 = 00007f9dcc2f8380  R13 = 0000000000000004
    R14 = 00007f9ddb91f9e0  R15 = 00007f9dcc2f8420

      RIP = 00007f9ddaf33bf5  EFL = 0000000000010216

       CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

    Stack Trace (from fault):                    
    [  0] 0x00007f9ddaf33bf5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06130677                    
    [  1] 0x00007f9ddaf3b9b8 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+06162872                    
    [  2] 0x00007f9ddb2e3579 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09995641                    
    [  3] 0x00007f9ddb2e61a2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10006946                    
    [  4] 0x00007f9ddb2ec02d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+10031149                    
    [  5] 0x00007f9ddb2a2c10 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09731088                    
    [  6] 0x00007f9ddb423a57 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+11307607                    
    [  7] 0x00007f9ddb42b535 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+11339061                    
    [  8] 0x00007f9ddb42990a /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+11331850                    
    [  9] 0x00007f9ddb429c8e /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+11332750                    
    [ 10] 0x00007f9ddb42a100 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+11333888                    
    [ 11] 0x00007f9ddb281268 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2017b/sys/java/jre/glnxa64/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so+09593448                    
    [ 12] 0x00007f9e0b5cf6ba              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00030394                    
    [ 13] 0x00007f9e0b3053dd                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01078237 clone+00000109                    
    [ 14] 0x0000000000000000                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

[Tim DeFreitas]

Are you able to reproduce this behavior one of the supported Linux distributions? MATLAB isn't tested against Mint, but if the issue exists on several Linux platforms I suggest contacting Technical Support.

[houssam deboucha]

i'm using linux backbox and i've the same problem really i don't know what should i do

[Zachary Miller]

Has anyone ever figured this out?