Bug 348199 - High CPU usage in plasma app
Summary: High CPU usage in plasma app
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.2.95
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: David Edmundson
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-05-25 09:26 UTC by Saurabh Minni
Modified: 2022-09-04 10:23 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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High CPU usage (39.15 KB, image/png)
2015-05-25 09:27 UTC, Saurabh Minni
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Description Saurabh Minni 2015-05-25 09:26:23 UTC
I can see very high CPU usage in plasma shell, even though I am not actively using the application

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Just keep the system on for some time
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Plasma app show very high CPU usage, upto 30%

Expected Results:  
Plasma app should not use very high CPU usage when system is idle
Comment 1 Saurabh Minni 2015-05-25 09:27:13 UTC
Created attachment 92815 [details]
High CPU usage
Comment 2 Marco Martin 2015-05-26 13:55:49 UTC
is one of the applets cpu monitor/network monitor etc used?
Comment 3 Marco Martin 2015-05-26 14:40:35 UTC
possible duplicate of 345696
Comment 4 Saurabh Minni 2015-05-26 17:22:12 UTC
Desktop had no applets running
Comment 5 Marco Martin 2015-05-26 17:28:14 UTC
ok, so is a separate issue
Comment 6 David Edmundson 2015-07-27 12:33:28 UTC
Can you attach your .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc ?
Comment 7 darwin te 2015-08-27 02:55:39 UTC
I can reproduced this everyday.

  PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
 2034 darwin    20   0 5197652 344676  28452 S  35.2  2.1 134:40.55 plasmashell
Comment 8 darwin te 2015-08-27 03:00:14 UTC
[darwin@cube 13] ~/ > cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=15.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=vivid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 15.04"
[07:58:11 - 0.19]
[darwin@cube 15] ~ > cat .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc 
Display all 242 possibilities? (y or n)
[07:58:19 - 0.24]
[darwin@cube 15] ~ > cat .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc 
[ActionPlugins][0]
MidButton;NoModifier=org.kde.paste
RightButton;NoModifier=org.kde.contextmenu
wheel:Vertical;NoModifier=org.kde.switchdesktop

[ActionPlugins][1]
MidButton;NoModifier=org.kde.paste
RightButton;NoModifier=org.kde.contextmenu

[ActionPlugins][127]
RightButton;NoModifier=org.kde.contextmenu

[Containments][1]
activityId=
formfactor=2
immutability=1
lastScreen=1
location=4
plugin=org.kde.panel
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.image

[Containments][1][Applets][19]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.showdesktop

[Containments][1][Applets][19][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][1][Applets][2]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.kickoff

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Configuration][General]
showAppsByName=true

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Configuration][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][1][Applets][2][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][1][Applets][3]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.pager

[Containments][1][Applets][4]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.taskmanager

[Containments][1][Applets][4][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=969
DialogWidth=1280

[Containments][1][Applets][4][Configuration][General]
groupingStrategy=0
highlightWindows=true
onlyGroupWhenFull=false
showOnlyCurrentActivity=false
showOnlyCurrentDesktop=true
showOnlyCurrentScreen=true
showToolTips=false
sortingStrategy=1

[Containments][1][Applets][5]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.systemtray

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10]
formfactor=2
location=4

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][11]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.battery

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][12]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.clipboard

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][13]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.devicenotifier

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][14]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.kdeconnect

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][15]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.notifications

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][16]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.printmanager

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][17]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.muonnotifier

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][Containments][10][Applets][18]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement

[Containments][1][Applets][5][Configuration][General]
extraItems=org.kde.kdeconnect,org.kde.plasma.devicenotifier,org.kde.plasma.battery,org.kde.plasma.clipboard,org.kde.muonnotifier,org.kde.plasma.ktplegacypresenceapplet,org.kde.plasma.notifications,org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement,org.kde.plasma.mediacontroller,org.kde.plasma.printmanager

[Containments][1][Applets][6]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.digitalclock

[Containments][1][Applets][6][Configuration][Appearance]
showSeconds=true

[Containments][1][Applets][6][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][1][Applets][75]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.systemloadviewer

[Containments][1][Applets][75][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][1][Applets][75][Configuration][General]
swapActivated=false

[Containments][1][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=75
DialogWidth=1280

[Containments][1][General]
AppletOrder=2;19;4;3;75;5;6

[Containments][58]
activityId=
formfactor=2
immutability=1
lastScreen=0
location=4
plugin=org.kde.panel
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.image

[Containments][58][Applets][59]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.kickoff

[Containments][58][Applets][59][Configuration][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][58][Applets][59][Shortcuts]
global=Alt+F1

[Containments][58][Applets][60]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.pager

[Containments][58][Applets][61]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.taskmanager

[Containments][58][Applets][61][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=969
DialogWidth=1280

[Containments][58][Applets][61][Configuration][General]
groupingStrategy=0
highlightWindows=true
onlyGroupWhenFull=false
showOnlyCurrentActivity=false
showOnlyCurrentDesktop=true
showOnlyCurrentScreen=true
showToolTips=false
sortingStrategy=1

[Containments][58][Applets][62]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.systemtray

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64]
formfactor=2
location=4

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][65]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.clipboard

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][66]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.devicenotifier

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][67]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.kdeconnect

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][68]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.notifications

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][69]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.printmanager

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][70]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.muonnotifier

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][71]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.battery

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][72]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.ktp-contactlist

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][Containments][64][Applets][73]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement

[Containments][58][Applets][62][Configuration][General]
extraItems=org.kde.plasma.clipboard,org.kde.kdeconnect,org.kde.plasma.devicenotifier,org.kde.muonnotifier,org.kde.plasma.battery,org.kde.plasma.printmanager,org.kde.plasma.notifications,org.kde.plasma.mediacontroller,org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement,org.kde.ktp-contactlist

[Containments][58][Applets][63]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.digitalclock

[Containments][58][Applets][74]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.showdesktop

[Containments][58][Applets][76]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.systemloadviewer

[Containments][58][Applets][76][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][58][Applets][76][Configuration][General]
swapActivated=false

[Containments][58][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=75
DialogWidth=1280

[Containments][58][General]
AppletOrder=59;74;61;60;76;62;63

[Containments][7]
activityId=7148710c-0c3c-4e98-8ae7-7bf4fccd1d74
formfactor=0
immutability=1
lastScreen=0
location=0
plugin=org.kde.desktopcontainment
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.color

[Containments][7][Applets][37][Configuration][General]
noteId=d72d1e6a-c6a9-4aed-826f-6b3c4acec2

[Containments][7][Applets][38]
immutability=1
plugin=org.kde.plasma.notes

[Containments][7][Applets][38][Configuration][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=540
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][7][Applets][38][Configuration][General]
color=black
noteId=c97e1927-dd5e-4344-b6a3-2d5eb55dba

[Containments][7][Applets][39][Configuration][General]
noteId=c3e479b6-a308-4e64-ba44-386654a9a8

[Containments][7][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=648
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][7][General]
ItemsGeometries=Applet-38:684,39,494,897,0;

[Containments][7][Wallpaper][org.kde.color][General]
Color=0,0,0

[Containments][7][Wallpaper][org.kde.image][General]
height=1024
width=1280

[Containments][8]
activityId=2ea67418-352e-474e-899c-553bbe529a69
formfactor=0
immutability=1
lastScreen=0
location=0
plugin=org.kde.desktopcontainment
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.image

[Containments][9]
activityId=7148710c-0c3c-4e98-8ae7-7bf4fccd1d74
formfactor=0
immutability=1
lastScreen=1
location=0
plugin=org.kde.desktopcontainment
wallpaperplugin=org.kde.color

[Containments][9][ConfigDialog]
DialogHeight=648
DialogWidth=720

[Containments][9][Wallpaper][org.kde.color][General]
Color=0,0,0

[Containments][9][Wallpaper][org.kde.image][General]
height=1024
width=1280

[General]
immutability=2
Comment 9 Stefan Neufeind 2015-10-21 08:10:30 UTC
dupe with 352888
Comment 10 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-25 21:43:54 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 11 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 04:14:51 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!