Bug 456530

Summary: When trying to open the "application launcher" or when trying to perform a right-click on the desktop, there is a 3 - 4 second delay before the menu shows up.
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Chris Saladin <kitjn11>
Component: generic-performanceAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.25.2   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: In this clip you can see me right clicking and the menu doesn't open for a good 3 - 4 seconds after I click, and then after interacting with other applications it is reproducable again and again.

Description Chris Saladin 2022-07-09 19:55:38 UTC
Created attachment 150505 [details]
In this clip you can see me right clicking and the menu doesn't open for a good 3 - 4 seconds after I click, and then after interacting with other applications it is reproducable again and again.

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log into plasma_wayland_session
2. right click on the desktop
3. try opening an app then right clicking the desktop or opening the application launcher

OBSERVED RESULT

menus take 3 - 4 seconds to show up

EXPECTED RESULT

application menus should open immediately (and sometimes they do, it seems like randomly, this will start occurring in my wayland session and I have no way to fix it and have to revert back to an x session)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux - Base Arch installed from ISO running kernel 5.18.9
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I run Arch Linux - I installed it manually following the guide. When I run an Xorg session, I never see these kind of performance issues. 
- occasionally this will start happening when I run a Wayland session, but not always. Sometimes I boot into Wayland and it's completely fine and runs faster than X, but inevitably, after using it for a few hours, this bug starts occurring and even a restart does not fix it. 
Eventually the bug will disappear and then show up a few days later. 
- my system is completely up to date 
- I am running AMD drivers
- I tried using a login manager that runs on Wayland (gdm) and a login manager that runs on X (sddm)
- I have reinstalled all my AMD drivers
- Rebooted machine several times 
- Fully reinstalled Arch Linux, KDE plasma, and then the plasma-wayland-session package (plasma-wayland-session 5.25.2-1 is up to date -- reinstalling) 
See attached video of bug occurring.
Comment 1 Chris Saladin 2022-07-17 21:17:41 UTC
I've found a workaround for this.
While a restart of the PC doesn't fix it, running the command "plasmashell --replace" does.
Hope this helps to anyone who finds this bug / is experiencing the same issues I am.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-08-28 04:21:35 UTC
Sorry we were not able to get to this yet. Are you able to reproduce the issue in Plasma 6.1.4 or later? Thanks a lot for checking!
Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2024-09-12 03:47:04 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน โš ๏ธ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2024-09-27 03:47:29 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.