Thanks for the bug report. Four possible causes of memory leaks come to mind:
1. Unsupported extensions like [email protected] - they can still leak even when disabled. So please ensure the extension has been fully deleted, and then log in again. 2. If you use the screenshot feature then bug 1973638 is a major leaker (fix coming in gnome-shell 42.5). 3. Nvidia users also report bug 1974029 but that's graphics memory only. It won't show up in 'top' or 'ps'. 4. Judging by other bug reports I suspect there might be leaks in [email protected] so try disabling that one. But it's not been confirmed. If the problem still occurs after considering all of the above then next time it is noticeable please run: ps auxw | grep gnome-shell > psgs.txt journalctl -b0 > journal.txt and attach the resulting text files here. Also, to avoid "me too" comments from other users clouding the issue I will make this bug private until the cause of the problem has been found. ** Information type changed from Public to Private ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: gnome-shell-leak -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1990345 Title: gnome shell keeps growing in size/ram Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: every 2 or 3 days I have to alt+F2 and "r" to restart gnome-shell to release ram, because it grows and grows until it starts swapping. Restarting gives me another 2 or 3 days of breathing room :) and then rinse and repeat. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Release: 22.04 apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: Installed: 42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Candidate: 42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Version table: *** 42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 42.0-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages gnome-extensions list [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: gnome-shell 42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Uname: Linux 5.19.2-051902-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Sep 21 06:18:15 2022 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-26 (1152 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210) RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks. RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 42.2-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-08-19 (33 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1990345/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
