This might be a different issue, but your kernel log is also getting flooded with error messages about the touchpad(?)
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/409195699/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Summary changed: - gnome-shell eats 100% cpu when seconds display is on and screen is locked + [nvidia] gnome-shell eats 100% cpu when seconds display is on and screen is locked ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: nvidia -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1814125 Title: [nvidia] gnome-shell eats 100% cpu when seconds display is on and screen is locked To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1814125/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs