For backup purpose, these two settings for vmware were found, that fixes some JUnit tests with locks.
monitor_control.disable_tsc_offsetting = "TRUE"
monitor_control.disable_rdtscopt_bt = "TRUE"
I found a workaround in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2020021. Basically you just need to disable one of the flash plugins. To me, I found 11.2 r202 is working better for me.
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