Closer examination reveals the following: 1. In "normal" times, gnome-shell cpu usage could vary between around 7% and go up to 50% 2. The cpu usage figure keeps going up and down frequently 3. However, the problem starts when I press the Left Win key and enter the activities overview/search mode 4. gnome-shell cpu usage starts steadily rising. 5. As I type in the search box gnome-shell rises to 100% cpu. UI becomes unresponsive. 6. I click on the app icon which I want to launch 7. After a few seconds, cpu usage comes down. Wait indicator starts rolling 8. After a few seconds of wait indicator, the app launches
Even if no app is selected, simply entering overview mode and exiting it pulls gnome-shell down -- 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/1698792 Title: gnome-shell hogs cpu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1698792/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
