Copilot VSCode Extension causes high cpu usage

[lebifeng]

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platform: MAC OS Monterey 12.1, M1 chip
VS Code version: 1.77.3
copilot extension version: v1.84.51

when i enabled the copilet extenison in vscode, my cpu usage increases to almost 100%
i tried to reinstall the extenison, it won't help too

[ncerutti]

Not sure what the problem might be and there are probably good ways of finding out what's wrong, but I managed to solve something similar by disabling one extension at a time and seeing if the problem persisted. Sometimes extensions do not play nice with the others, so the problem might not necessarily caused by the last one installed.

[koen-dev]

I'm having the exact same problem since the last two versions of the GitHub Copilot extension. I've disabled all other extensions and it still happens. It looks like the a process called rg is hogging up all my processing power:

Affected versions:

• 1.84.51
• 1.83.51

If I install version 1.82.15 this problem goes away.

[pkerschbaum]

this helped, thanks!

[Tete1805]

Thanks, this helped me too.

[lebifeng]

you are right, the rg process keeps scaning my node_modules folder after start, while my project has a huge node_modules folder.

[Tete1805]

Same problem here on either WSL or a Kubuntu, downgrading did help, but it's kind of obnoxious for a paid extension.

[airtonix]

same problem.

> inxi -G -S -C
System:
  Host: brass Kernel: 6.2.9-200.fc37.x86_64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: GNOME v: 43.4 Distro: Fedora release 37 (Thirty Seven)
CPU:
  Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
    L2: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2823 min/max: 2200/4549 cores: 1: 2200 2: 2928 3: 2428
    4: 3093 5: 2200 6: 3595 7: 2200 8: 2866 9: 2200 10: 2200 11: 2871 12: 3586
    13: 2200 14: 3597 15: 3593 16: 3426
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090 Ti] driver: nvidia v: 530.41.03
  Device-2: Logitech StreamCam type: USB
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.14 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X:
    loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1: 3440x1440~60Hz
    2: 3440x1440~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 530.41.03 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
    Ti/PCIe/SSE2

enabling copilot causes my cpu and gpu fans to sping up to full.

[airtonix]

update: downgrading to 1.82.15 brought my spaceship back to earth.

thanks to @lebifeng 👉🏻 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/53846#discussioncomment-5922539

[LucasArruda]

The is been going on for a long long time.

I am on 1.86 and still current. But have noticed this since probably when I started using Copilot like months ago (maybe 6?).

My VSCode is basically idle, and just opened, as I was in a meeting.

And my usage is always 100% or more in exactly one extension (Copilot). And if I terminate, I can see Copilot terminating in vscode and restarting again.

My M1 battery used to last 10 or more hours coding, now lasting a few hours (maybe just 2 or 3) with that 100%+ usage.

[lebifeng]

downgrade to 1.82.15 actually help

[koen-dev]

Hi everyone 👋

I wanted to provide an update regarding the high CPU usage issue we've been experiencing with GitHub Copilot on larger projects. Given that this discussion was already marked as resolved, it might not have been catching the attention of those who could assist us.

As such, I've created a new bug report to bring more visibility to this issue. You can find it here. I encourage everyone experiencing this issue to contribute their experiences and any potential workarounds they may have found to this new thread.

Let's keep the conversation going there and hopefully get some recognition and a solution from the GitHub team soon.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and let's continue to work together to improve our experience with GitHub Copilot!

[nsainaney]

I ran Help: Start Extension Bisect and the culprit for me was github.copilot.chat which is a companion extension. Removing this extension solved the high CPU issue. I'm on an M2 Max and the thing drained my battery (which usually lasts about 14hrs) within 2 hrs!

[MichaelMW]

I'm having the same issue.
How do you disable "github.copilot.chat" without disabling github.copilot?

[hsynercn]

Hi everyone,

I have the same issue, especially when I run an explain command with a selected code snippet I can replicate the issue consistently. This bug is effecting the battery life significantly on Mac Air.

[indexzet]

I have the same issue

[william-uribe-puntoscolombia]

The same issue: