Code Helper (Renderer) uses 100% of CPU in background with ESLint plugin

[kool79]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
Dont know. But in my case I have a fresh Mac, VSCode and 2 extensions only -- ESLint and GitHub Copilot.

• VS Code Version: 1.96.3
• OS Version: Sonoma 14.6.1 @ M2Max

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install ESLint
2. Open any VSCode project (with react native in my case)
3. Dont touch anything else during some period of time
4. look into Activity Monitor.
   There are 2 processes with a name "Code Helper (Renderer)", every process shows ~300..400% CPU. When close VSCode, processes are not terminated.

I think that it is a duplicate for #101555, but that issue was created ~5years ago and no movement since then. This bug just eats my battery -- Actually the energy saving was the main reason why I bought my mac. And VSCode just wastes the energy and "helps" to destroy oxygen on the Earth

[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.96.4. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

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[gjsjohnmurray]

/causedByExtension

Thanks for reporting this on the extension's repo where it initially belongs.

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