I have the same issue. I am rotating syslog hourly - which isn't ideal but mitigates the problem for now.
Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: == Stack trace for context 0x55813e634330 == Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #0 0x7ffd6a265310 I resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/osdWindow.js:207 (0x7f0dd44c7780 @ 273) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #1 0x7ffd6a265380 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f0dd45b5de0 @ 71) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #2 0x7ffd6a265380 I self-hosted:916 (0x7f0dd45f12b8 @ 367) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #3 0x7ffd6a265420 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/signals.js:128 (0x7f0dd45d2230 @ 386) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #4 0x7ffd6a2654d0 b resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/layout.js:531 (0x7f0dd44042b8 @ 127) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #5 0x7ffd6a265540 I resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/_legacy.js:82 (0x7f0dd45b5de0 @ 71) Sep 9 19:48:58 tsunami org.gnome.Shell.desktop[1920]: #6 0x7ffd6a265540 I self-hosted:916 (0x7f0dd45f12b8 @ 367) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772677 Title: gnome-shell filling up syslog with thousands of entries (stack traces ending in osdWindow.js:206/207) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1772677/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs