https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480969
Bug ID: 480969
Summary: Recording tanks the CPU and uses all of RAM eventually
leading to an unusable system
Classification: Applications
Product: Spectacle
Version: 23.08.4
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 165625
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Screenshot of btop with spectacle usage
SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start a recording on a Windows
2. Wait for less than 10 seconds
3.
OBSERVED RESULT
Spectacle process takes more than 16GB of RAM and 100% CPU
It is impossible to stop the recording without killing the spectacle process
EXPECTED RESULT
The recording should have normal ram usage and use a lot less CPU and it should
be stoppable.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.114.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12
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