https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492808
Bug ID: 492808
Summary: Baloo keeps writing to disk with 50MB/s for hours
non-stop, causing massive system lags
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Product: frameworks-baloo
Version: 6.5.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: grave
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: baloo-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: e...@horse64.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Baloo keeps writing to disk with 50MB/s for hours non-stop, causing massive
system lags. Simply launching a new terminal would sometimes hang for 5
seconds. I am suggesting severity "grave" since if I hadn't caught this after
some hours, which any inexperienced users may not have, I am assuming after
some days this could have damaged the SSD permanently. My apologies if I'm
simply missing something here, but I'm pretty sure that was a real possibility.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Find entire system lagging to the point where most things accessing the disk
cause 5 second hangs
2. Install iotop
3. Find baloo_file_extractor with constant 50MB/s disk writes
OBSERVED RESULT
baloo seems to completely overwhelm disk with writes for hours(!) without break
at an insane throughput
EXPECTED RESULT
baloo behaves properly and doesn't have a seemingly high risk of damaging the
storage, let alone also making the system a pain to use with constant 5-10
second freezes
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: postmarketOS Edge
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
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