Bug 494238

Summary:	Media Player widget in top bar causes plasmashell to use 100% of CPU
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Sal <salflupo>
Component:	Media Player widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	crash	CC:	kde, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	git-stable-Plasma/6.1
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492634 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494135
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Description Sal 2024-10-07 13:05:30 UTC

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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have the Media Player widget added to the top bar. (Mine was 3/4s of the way to the right of the screen)
2. Open Spotify
3. Play Music

OBSERVED RESULT
Terminal command "top" shows plasmashell using 100% of the CPU and temperatures also rise, causing the computer to be unable to be used effectively. 


EXPECTED RESULT
Media Player widget allows for quick access to the playing media on the computer


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Using the "kill -9" on the plasmashell daemon does not resolve the issue.

Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-10-08 15:35:31 UTC

If something crashed, we need a backtrace of it so we can figure out what's going on. Can you please attach a backtrace of the crash using the coredumpctl command-line program, as detailed in https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports#Retrieving_a_backtrace_using_coredumpctl?

Thanks!

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-10-23 03:47:11 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ 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 3 Bug Janitor Service 2024-11-07 03:46:45 UTC

🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.