Activity log for bug #1823544

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2019-04-07 15:33:06 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo bug added bug
2019-04-07 15:33:06 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo attachment added vram usage after some hours https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823544/+attachment/5253737/+files/aftersomehours.png
2019-04-07 15:33:23 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo attachment added freshstart.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1823544/+attachment/5253738/+files/freshstart.png
2019-04-08 02:34:46 Daniel van Vugt tags disco
2019-04-08 02:35:48 Daniel van Vugt tags disco disco nvidia performance
2019-04-08 02:35:57 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2019-04-08 02:35:59 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2019-04-08 09:38:42 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo tags disco nvidia performance apport-collected disco nvidia performance
2019-04-08 09:38:43 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo description GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB Ubuntu: 19.04, Kernel Linux luky-pc 5.0.0-8-generic #9-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 12 21:58:11 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux NVIDIA driver version: 418.56 Display settings: BenQ XL2411Z, 144Hz monitor, 1920x1080p I have noticed this strange behavior only on gnome-shell where the overall gnome-shell desktop VRAM usage was taking up to 1GB of GPU VRAM which does not happen on other desktops, or on Windows, happens after some hours of normal desktop usage Even the system RAM increases a lot during normal usage, but remains acceptable This behaviour can be observed by using "nvidia-smi" a tool from the NVIDIA proprietary driver gnome-shell VRAM usage on a cold start: 139MB, + 9 MB X.org VRAM usage on cold start: 48MB + 18MB Total: 214MB gnome-shell VRAM usage after some hours of normal usage: 445MB + 83 MB X.org VRAM usage after some hours of normal usage: 244MB + 18MB Total: 800MB On windows or other desktops the GPU VRAM usage remains the same GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB Ubuntu: 19.04, Kernel Linux luky-pc 5.0.0-8-generic #9-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 12 21:58:11 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux NVIDIA driver version: 418.56 Display settings: BenQ XL2411Z, 144Hz monitor, 1920x1080p I have noticed this strange behavior only on gnome-shell where the overall gnome-shell desktop VRAM usage was taking up to 1GB of GPU VRAM which does not happen on other desktops, or on Windows, happens after some hours of normal desktop usage Even the system RAM increases a lot during normal usage, but remains acceptable This behaviour can be observed by using "nvidia-smi" a tool from the NVIDIA proprietary driver gnome-shell VRAM usage on a cold start: 139MB, + 9 MB X.org VRAM usage on cold start: 48MB + 18MB Total: 214MB gnome-shell VRAM usage after some hours of normal usage: 445MB + 83 MB X.org VRAM usage after some hours of normal usage: 244MB + 18MB Total: 800MB On windows or other desktops the GPU VRAM usage remains the same --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu25 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DisplayManager: gdm3 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia Package: gnome-shell 3.32.0-1ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-8.9-generic 5.0.1 Tags: disco Uname: Linux 5.0.0-8-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True
2019-04-08 09:38:44 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo attachment added Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823544/+attachment/5254040/+files/Dependencies.txt
2019-04-08 09:38:45 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo attachment added GsettingsChanges.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823544/+attachment/5254041/+files/GsettingsChanges.txt
2019-04-08 09:38:46 Luca Osvaldo Mastromatteo attachment added ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823544/+attachment/5254042/+files/ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt
2019-04-08 09:51:47 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status Incomplete New
2019-04-08 09:52:54 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2019-04-09 02:11:05 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): importance High Medium
2019-04-09 02:11:09 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status Incomplete New
2019-04-10 01:56:14 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): importance Medium High
2019-12-19 17:36:13 Launchpad Janitor gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2020-01-24 09:35:32 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Won't Fix
2020-01-24 09:36:18 Daniel van Vugt gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status Won't Fix Incomplete
2020-01-24 09:37:20 Daniel van Vugt tags apport-collected disco nvidia performance apport-collected nvidia performance
2020-03-25 04:17:18 Launchpad Janitor gnome-shell (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Expired
2020-05-30 09:24:01 Angel Cervera Claudio bug added subscriber Angel Cervera Claudio