[memory leak] gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly opening the overview
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnome-shell (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Just noticed my gnome-shell was using 3GB RSS. Which seems excessive. Spoke to duflu on irc and he suggested I file a bug, and to make sure I'm not using any extra extensions.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.34.1+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Dec 18 10:49:44 2019
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-04 (681 days ago)
InstallationMedia: neon userlts "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20180202-11:07
RelatedPackageV
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-09-19 (89 days ago)
Changed in gnome-shell: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
tags: | added: leak |
tags: |
added: gnome-shell-leak removed: leak |
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
summary: |
- gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly pressing Super+A + gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly opening the overview |
tags: | added: focal |
tags: | removed: eoan |
summary: |
- gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly opening the overview + [memory leak] gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly opening + the overview |
I can't see anything unique about this case right now. Since we already opened bug 1856516 this week, let's use that to track the general problem.