I'm having the same problem on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS. gsd-xsettings is the reason my system is even fully filling the SWAP. Is there any possibility to debug this?
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1668808 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1668808 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1795021 Title: gsd-xsettings high memory usage Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: gsd-xsettings is using ~700MB of memory. I think there could be some memory leak because I don't remember it ever happening before. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.28.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: communitheme:ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Sep 28 18:42:46 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-21 (403 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170820) SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1795021/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
