Bug 386839

Summary: High memory utilization for plasmshell
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Kedar <kedar.apte>
Component: generalAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: major CC: plasma-bugs
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.11.3   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
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QT version and sys info

Description Kedar 2017-11-13 06:15:44 UTC
Created attachment 108828 [details]
memory utilization by plasmashell

Hey

Today, after an update, (13th November), I found the memory utilization of the plasmashell is about 2 GB. It was never the case before. I am running a KDE Neon 5.11.3 and is fully updated.

I am not running any custom packages etc. Attached is the screenshot. Let me know if you need any trace etc and the commands to run the same. Will be happy to share the details. Right now the desktop has become un-usable as it has become quite slow.

Cheers 
Kedar
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2017-11-13 09:01:25 UTC
What Qt version?
Do you happen to have a slideshow wallpaper
Comment 2 Kedar 2017-11-13 10:56:36 UTC
Created attachment 108834 [details]
QT version and sys info

I have added the screenshot for the sysinfo

I have three 22inch (1080p) monitors all running picture of the day as desktop background
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2017-11-13 11:13:46 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 386844 ***
Comment 4 Kedar 2017-11-14 01:34:54 UTC
Issue seems to have fixed. Looks like openshot was the culprit. I uninstalled it  and gave the machine a restart and since then it is working as usual.

I also changed from the onboard display card to ATI / Radeon display card. The performance has since improved dramatically. Can see that the displays don't lag any more. I guess it was more of a display card issue for me.

Cheers