Public bug reported:
Gnome Shell memory use grows over time
Memory for Gnome Shell can be around 2.5 GB, sometimes more. If I do
Alt-F2 r to restart shell, it drops to 250 MB and then slowly climbs up
again.
Occasionally it goes so high on my 16 GB machine that it swaps and
crashes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: gnome-shell 40.5-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Dec 16 16:53:53 2021
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-03 (1565 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 40.5-1ubuntu3~21.10.1
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-16 (61 days ago)
** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish
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Title:
gnome-shell memory use climbs to multiple GBs
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Gnome Shell memory use grows over time
Memory for Gnome Shell can be around 2.5 GB, sometimes more. If I do
Alt-F2 r to restart shell, it drops to 250 MB and then slowly climbs
up again.
Occasionally it goes so high on my 16 GB machine that it swaps and
crashes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: gnome-shell 40.5-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Dec 16 16:53:53 2021
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-03 (1565 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 40.5-1ubuntu3~21.10.1
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-16 (61 days ago)
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