Problem is affecting my system. It gets to the point where the system starts thrashing so badly I care barely get to the console and log in to start killing processes. Ubuntu 20.04 gnome-shell 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Linux 5.4.0-91-generic (cherna) 01/08/2022 _x86_64_ (8 CPU) root@cherna:~# pidstat -l -r 03:19:46 PM UID PID minflt/s majflt/s VSZ RSS %MEM Command 03:19:46 PM 1000 4670 99.93 0.17 7408772 2029368 12.77 /usr/bin/gnome-shell At least I can ALT-F2 & "r" to recover some RAM. If I notice the problem in time.... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856838 Title: [memory leak] gnome-shell using a lot of RAM after repeatedly opening the overview To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1856838/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs