Bug 390238 - Plasma brings system to a crawl, segfaults then comes back
Summary: Plasma brings system to a crawl, segfaults then comes back
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 368838
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-crash (show other bugs)
Version: 5.12.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2018-02-10 22:59 UTC by AJ Fite
Modified: 2018-02-28 23:56 UTC (History)
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Description AJ Fite 2018-02-10 22:59:51 UTC 
Application: plasmashell (5.12.0)

Qt Version: 5.10.0
Frameworks Version: 5.42.0
Operating System: Linux 4.15.2-2-ARCH x86_64
Distribution (Platform): Archlinux Packages

-- Information about the crash:
Through normal use every few hours of system uptime the system begins stutterring then fully locks up (no graphical movement, audio stops).  This will take up to a few minutes to 10-15 minutes to resolve usually by Plasmashell segfaulting.

"Application: Plasma (plasmashell), signal: Segmentation fault"

The crash can be reproduced every time.

System is Thinkpad T460s, Arch Linux x64, Intel i7 6600U, 20GB RAM

-- Backtrace:
A useful backtrace could not be generated
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2018-02-11 21:58:55 UTC 
That doesn't really give us anything to work with.

Does top/ksysgard show anything before it breaks?
Comment 2 AJ Fite 2018-02-11 23:37:03 UTC 
After doing somme more research and testing it looks like its the known memory leak when a picture slideshow is being used as the desktop background.  After switching to a static image the behavior hasn't returned, switching back triggers the issue after a few hours.

I think there is another bug out there for this but I'm having trouble finding it.
Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2018-02-28 23:56:26 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 368838 ***