It's unlikely even busy system calls like that are the real issue here. Please start by disabling all your shell extensions and tell us if that improves the situation.
Please also try deleting local unsupported extensions: cd ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/ rm -rf extensions and then log in again. -- 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/1993074 Title: gnome-shell uses 30-100% CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1993074/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs