https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488439
Bug ID: 488439
Summary: Baloo doubles battery drainage
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Product: frameworks-baloo
Version: 6.2.0
Platform: NixOS
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: grave
Priority: NOR
Component: Baloo File Daemon
Assignee: baloo-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: cont...@betalars.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
When baloo_file_explorer is running, it uses about 20w of energy on it's own.
This halves my battery life.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. get a device with a battery
2. Disable Baloo (if it is running)
3. Measure Battery Drain (powertop)
4. Enable Baloo (if it is done indexing either give it a new directory to index
or clear the index)
5. Measure Battery Drain again
OBSERVED RESULT
Baloo uses 20 watts on my machine.
EXPECTED RESULT
Something slightly more reasonable.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: NixOS 24.11
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.2.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
Kernel Version: 6.6.32 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
Memory: 27.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
SUGGESTIONS:
I think Baloo needs an overhaul. I am having so many issues with it. The file
search behavior I am experiencing in Plasma has always been so unhelpful that I
never use it and I have the bug that baloo keeps getting to around 79 percent
of indexed files and never finishes indexing.
But this rework will need a lot of time and effort.
So for the time being, I would recommend to just disable it when the system
runs on battery. Or at least give an option to do so.
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