Bug 447952

Summary:	[NVIDIA] Plasmashell eating up memory when screen locked with automatic/OpenGL rendering backend; fixed with software rendering backend
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Andy <andreas.weigl>
Component:	generic-performance	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate, plasma-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.23.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Output of journalctl with grep for kernel and plasmashell Valgrind output

Description Andy 2022-01-04 23:52:45 UTC

Created attachment 145119 [details]
Output of journalctl with grep for kernel and plasmashell

SUMMARY
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Whenever I lock my screen plamsashell starts to use more and more memory until it gets killed by the kernel.
This doesn't happen if I switch the rendering backend from automatic to software. 

I did run valgrind to see if it logs anything, but unfortunately it didn't.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set rendering backend to automatic (default)
2. Lock screen
3. Wait

OBSERVED RESULT
Eventually plasma will use up too much memory and the kernel will kill it.

EXPECTED RESULT
Plasma not using up memory

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma:
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.89.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kernel 5.15.12-1 Manjaro
NVidia driver version: 495.44

Comment 1 Andy 2022-01-04 23:55:56 UTC

Created attachment 145120 [details]
Valgrind output

Executed with: valgrind --leak-check=full --show-reachable=yes --track-origins=yes --trace-children=yes --log-file=plasmashell.log plasmashell

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-01-12 20:20:21 UTC

What's your lock screen background? A still image, a slideshow, or something else? And what Plasma theme are you using?

Comment 3 Andy 2022-01-13 08:38:31 UTC

I am using "Breath Dark" as a theme. The lock screen is just the default  image that comes with Manjaro. No slide show.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2022-01-13 18:10:23 UTC

Does it still happen if you switch to the Breeze Plasma theme?

Comment 5 Andy 2022-01-14 15:24:43 UTC

Switched to the Breeze theme and turned the rendering backend back (kcmshell5 qtquicksettings) to automatic. When I unlocked this morning plasmashell got killed again. As I said, it only happens when the backend is set to the default automatic. It doesn't happen when it is set to software.

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2022-01-14 16:24:38 UTC

Thanks.

What GPU hardware do you have?

Comment 7 Andy 2022-01-15 00:40:48 UTC

I am running a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

Comment 8 Bug Janitor Service 2022-01-30 04:37:14 UTC

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Comment 9 Andy 2022-01-30 19:33:35 UTC

I did reply with the card I have. What else is missing?

Comment 10 Nate Graham 2022-01-31 18:01:19 UTC

Thanks for the info.

Comment 11 David Edmundson 2022-02-23 23:38:02 UTC

Could you run with heaptrack rather than valgrind.

Comment 12 Andy 2022-02-25 04:28:12 UTC

I am running 5.23.5 by now, plus other upates. I tried to reproduce the issue and it seems it is not happening anymore. I switched the backend back to automatic and it doesn't eat up my memory. Now it seems to eat up a  CPU. Either way I would say this issue can be closed. It seems to be fixed. I will try to figure out why it eats a CPU now.

Thanks!