Public bug reported: I have a laptop with an iGPU and Intel CPU i5-11320H with 16 GB of RAM. My OS is Ubuntu 24.10 (beta). According to `gputop`, the gnome-shell eats a lot of video RAM:
``` DRM minor 1 PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME 28304 3G 3G | 0.3% ▏|| 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | gnome-shell DRM minor 128 PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME 28753 12M 12M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | Xwayland 28534 6M 6M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | xwaylandvideobr 38218 209M 209M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | nautilus 42535 343M 343M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | chrome ``` Sometimes it can cunsume up to 12G - 14G and the system hungs. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10 Package: gnome-shell 47.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-39.39-generic 6.8.8 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Sep 29 21:43:04 2024 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-07-11 (446 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418) ProcEnviron: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 47.0-1ubuntu3 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2024-09-15 (14 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oracular wayland-session ** Attachment added: "gputop" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083163/+attachment/5823137/+files/Screenshot%20From%202024-09-29%2021-51-26.png ** Description changed: - I have a laptop with an iGPU and Intel CPU i5-11320H with 16 GB of RAM. My OS is Ubuntu 24.10 (beta). + I have a laptop with an iGPU and Intel CPU i5-11320H with 16 GB of RAM. My OS is Ubuntu 24.10 (beta). According to `gputop`, the gnome-shell eats a lot of video RAM: ``` - DRM minor 1 - PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME - 28304 3G 3G | 0.3% ▏|| 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | gnome-shell - DRM minor 128 - PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME - 28753 12M 12M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | Xwayland + DRM minor 1 + PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME + 28304 3G 3G | 0.3% ▏|| 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | gnome-shell + DRM minor 128 + PID MEM RSS render copy video NAME + 28753 12M 12M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | Xwayland 28534 6M 6M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | xwaylandvideobr - 38218 209M 209M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | nautilus - 42535 343M 343M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | chrome + 38218 209M 209M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | nautilus + 42535 343M 343M | 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% | chrome ``` - It can cunsume up to 12G - 14G and the system hungs. + Sometimes it can cunsume up to 12G - 14G and the system hungs. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10 Package: gnome-shell 47.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-39.39-generic 6.8.8 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Sep 29 21:43:04 2024 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-07-11 (446 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418) ProcEnviron: - LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 - PATH=(custom, no user) - SHELL=/bin/bash - TERM=xterm-256color - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 + PATH=(custom, no user) + SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 47.0-1ubuntu3 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2024-09-15 (14 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083163 Title: Gnome-shell process eats a lot of video RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2083163/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs