See this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-hwe/+bug/1821441
It looks like (at least for some people) there was a wider root cause - confirmed by the trace in comments above, where expensive clock_gettime calls are observed. -- 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/1773959 Title: High CPU usage by gnome-shell when only running gnome-terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1773959/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs