https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496698
Bug ID: 496698
Summary: kwin_wayland excessive memory usage
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.2.3
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: evors...@protonmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
kwin_wayland is using a LOT of memory.
My system as an uptime of only 27 minutes, and kwin_wayland has VIRT 20.0G RAM,
and RES 17.3G of RAM.
This is a little excessive, no?
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log in to a KDE Wayland session
OBSERVED RESULT
kwin_wayland process is consuming huge amounts of RAM.
EXPECTED RESULT
kwin_wayland to not consume such a lot of RAM.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0
Qt Version: 6.8.0
Kernel Version: 6.11.5-arch1-1.1-g14 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 62.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 610M
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: ROG Strix G733PYV_G733PYV
System Version: 1.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The laptop is an Advanced Optimus type laptop, with secondary GPU an nVidia
4090.
Plugged into the HDMI port of the laptop is a BenQ EX3210U 4K monitor, running
at 120fps.
Been running firedragon-bin and google-chrome for a bit, no other applications,
apart from a few dosbox-x sessions that were not too long lived.
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