This issue affects me on Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 if I have a Firefox window open with a frequently changing title bar. It seems that plasmashell cannot keep up with re-rendering the label on the task bar buttons. The specific Firefox operation that triggers it for me is using the HTML5 iKVM on a Supermicro server where the title is constantly updating with the FPS of the video connection.
plasma-workspace: Installed: 4:5.15.4-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 4:5.15.4-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4:5.15.4-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Tags added: disco -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1597792 Title: plasmashell high CPU usage (100%+) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plasma-workspace/+bug/1597792/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs