STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Activate systemd boot 1. Deactivate the animation in the KCM (https://i.imgur.com/0yStiG4.png) 2. Reboot OBSERVED RESULT The time until the plasma is loaded and the desktop is displayed appears to be unaffected, but the logs show that the process is in the background for a long time after the boot. ``` $ systemd-analyze --user blame 50.315s plasma-ksplash-ready.service 6.231s mpd.service 825ms plasma-kcminit.service 576ms xdg-desktop-portal.service 296ms plasma-powerdevil.service 290ms plasma-kwin_x11.service ``` ``` $ systemctl --user status plasma-ksplash-ready.service ○ plasma-ksplash-ready.service - KSplash "ready" Stage Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/plasma-ksplash-ready.service; static) Active: inactive (dead) since Sun 2021-12-05 09:37:02 -03; 7min ago Process: 678 ExecStart=/usr/bin/qdbus org.kde.KSplash /KSplash org.kde.KSplash.setStage ready (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 678 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 9ms dez 05 09:36:12 archlinux systemd[542]: Starting KSplash "ready" Stage... dez 05 09:37:02 archlinux qdbus[678]: Cannot find 'org.kde.KSplash.setStage' in object /KSplash at org.kde.KSplash dez 05 09:37:02 archlinux systemd[542]: Finished KSplash "ready" Stage. ``` SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.88.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Graphics Platform: X11
Can confirm still in Plasma 6.
There's actually a visible delay now in Plasma 6. After starting plasma the desktop appears for a split second, then the splash screen for 30-40 seconds, and then finally the desktop shows. If I disable the splash screen I get the same behavior as OP.
It seems to me that the person responsible for this part of the system is David Edmundson? could we notify him through here?
Can confirm the issue is still present in Plasma 6.0.2. Setting the splash to "None" or masking the offending user unit does not eliminate the 50s delay introduced by the `qdbus` call from `plasma-ksplash-ready.service` to get to the desktop. It just sits there on a black screen until it times out with the same error as with the initial reporter. After that the desktop functions like normal. The delay is on every login (i.e. after a reboot as well as logout and log back in) though and very annoying. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux (Kernel 6.8.1.arch1-1) KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0 Qt Version: 6.6.2 Graphics Platform: Wayland
Can confirm this problem in Plasma 6.1.4, can't reproduce it on 6.1.3 though. On login it takes a long time, which can cause other things to start late (the panel, autostart apps), but I can't reliably reproduce this behavior. ``` $ systemd-analyze --user blame 30.025s plasma-ksplash-ready.service 660ms plasma-powerdevil.service 539ms xdg-desktop-portal.service 184ms plasma-kwin_x11.service 160ms plasma-kactivitymanagerd.service 153ms plasma-plasmashell.service 151ms xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.service 148ms plasma-ksmserver.service 122ms plasma-kded6.service 119ms plasma-xdg-desktop-portal-kde.service 106ms plasma-polkit-agent.service 105ms plasma-kcminit.service ``` On logout it sometimes gets stuck on a black screen with a cursor, kwin is still running and keyboard shortcuts normally work. ``` 14:13:29 systemd[737]: Started dbus-:1.4-org.kde.LogoutPrompt@1.service. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: Started dbus-:1.4-org.kde.Shutdown@1.service. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.kde.LogoutPrompt@1.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE 14:13:30 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.kde.LogoutPrompt@1.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: plasma-plasmashell.service: Consumed 1.219s CPU time, 159.6M memory peak. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: Stopped target plasma-workspace-x11.target. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: Stopped target KDE Plasma Workspace. 14:13:30 systemd[737]: Requested transaction contradicts existing jobs: Transaction for graphical-session.target/stop is destructive (plasma-ksplash-ready.service has 'start' job queued, but 'stop' is included in transaction). 14:13:30 systemd[737]: graphical-session.target: Failed to enqueue stop job, ignoring: Transaction for graphical-session.target/stop is destructive (plasma-ksplash-ready.service has 'start' job queued, but 'stop' is included in transaction). 14:14:11 qdbus[2150]: Cannot find 'org.kde.KSplash.setStage' in object /KSplash at org.kde.KSplash 14:14:11 systemd[737]: Finished KSplash "ready" Stage. 14:14:11 systemd[737]: Stopped target KDE Plasma Workspace Core. 14:14:11 systemd[737]: Stopped target Session services which should run early before the graphical session is brought up. 14:14:20 plasma_waitforname[1796]: org.kde.plasma.waitforname: WaitForName: Service was not registered within timeout 14:14:20 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.kde.KSplash@1.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE 14:14:20 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.kde.KSplash@1.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. 14:14:34 plasma_waitforname[2574]: org.kde.plasma.waitforname: WaitForName: Service was not registered within timeout 14:14:34 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.freedesktop.Notifications@0.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE 14:14:34 systemd[737]: dbus-:1.4-org.freedesktop.Notifications@0.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. 14:16:38 kglobalacceld[1798]: kf.globalaccel.kglobalacceld: KKeyServer::xcbKeyPressEventToQt failed 14:17:19 systemd[737]: Starting Splash screen shown during boot... 14:17:19 ksmserver[1834]: org.kde.kf6.ksmserver: Connection rejected: ksmserver is shutting down 14:17:32 systemd[737]: plasma-ksplash.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM 14:17:32 systemd[737]: plasma-ksplash.service: Failed with result 'signal'. 14:17:32 systemd[737]: Stopped Splash screen shown during boot. ``` (it gets stuck somewhere to the end of this log) A workaround is masking the systemd user units plasma-ksplash.service and plasma-ksplash-ready.service, this gets rid of the delay. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux (kernel Linux 6.10.7-arch1-1) KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0 Qt Version: 6.7.2 Graphics Platform: X11