VSCode uses a lot of memory (cpptool-srv)

[DolphinDream]

Type: Performance Issue

cpptool-srv is using a LOT of memory.. many GIGABYTES.. exhausting my available VM (Parallels on Mac with Ubuntu 20) memory of (6GB) quite often and making my VM be completely unresponsive.

VS Code version: Code 1.71.0 (784b017, 2022-09-01T07:25:10.472Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-46-generic
Modes:
Sandboxed: No

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz (3 x 2208)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: disabled_off opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: disabled_software video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: disabled_off
Load (avg)	0, 0, 0
Memory (System)	6.29GB (3.09GB free)
Process Argv	. --crash-reporter-id 899e8b29-7500-4711-b5ba-1e60c8b64831
Screen Reader	no
VM	100%
DESKTOP_SESSION	ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	Unity
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP	ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_TYPE	x11

Process Info

CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    0	    90	159863	code main
    0	     6	159867	   zygote
    0	    52	159907	     gpu-process
    0	     6	159868	   zygote
    0	     0	159873	     zygote
    1	    77	204074	       issue-reporter
    0	    19	159916	   utility-network-service
    0	   219	159927	   window (SomeFile.cpp - Untitled (Workspace) - Visual Studio Code)
    0	    71	159968	   shared-process
    0	    19	160010	     ptyHost
    0	    13	160039	     fileWatcher
    0	    58	193982	     fileWatcher
    0	     0	204105	     /bin/sh -c /bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
    0	     0	204106	       /bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
    0	   167	159969	   extensionHost
    0	   155	160171	     /home/marius/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-1.12.4-linux-x64/bin/cpptools
    0	    13	160225	     /usr/share/code/code --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node /usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/json-language-features/server/dist/node/jsonServerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=159969
    0	    64	160349	     /usr/share/code/code --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node /home/marius/.vscode/extensions/streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-2.7.2/packages/_server/dist/main.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=159969
    0	   303	193962	   extensionHost
    0	    58	194046	     /usr/share/code/code --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node /usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/css-language-features/server/dist/node/cssServerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=193962
    0	   109	194072	     /home/marius/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-1.12.4-linux-x64/bin/cpptools
    0	    58	194113	     /usr/share/code/code --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node /usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/json-language-features/server/dist/node/jsonServerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=193962
    0	   109	194241	     /usr/share/code/code --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node /home/marius/.vscode/extensions/streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-2.7.2/packages/_server/dist/main.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=193962

Workspace Info

|  Window (Preferred_Plan.json - libGLTK2 - Visual Studio Code)
|  Window (SomeFile.cpp - Untitled (Workspace) - Visual Studio Code)
|    Folder (libGLTK2): 638 files
|      File types: png(197) cpp(77) o(68) hpp(66) txt(17) json(16) ttf(15)
|                  DS_Store(13) tif(13) log(9)
|      Conf files: makefile(15) settings.json(3) launch.json(1)
|      Launch Configs: cppdbg
|    Folder (NavioIntraOp): 2108 files
|      File types: png(421) hpp(401) cpp(383) o(311) mat(69) sur(56)
|                  gitkeep(36) orig(31) Release(29) src(29)
|      Conf files: makefile(36) settings.json(1)
|    Folder (libGLTK2): 638 files
|      File types: png(197) cpp(77) o(68) hpp(66) txt(17) json(16) ttf(15)
|                  DS_Store(13) tif(13) log(9)
|      Conf files: makefile(15) settings.json(3) launch.json(1)
|      Launch Configs: cppdbg;

Extensions (62)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
better-comments	aar	3.0.2
codesnap	adp	1.3.4
project-manager	ale	12.7.0
octave-hacking	apj	0.2.12
path-intellisense	chr	2.8.1
disableligatures	Coe	0.0.10
doxdocgen	csc	1.4.0
python-environment-manager	don	1.0.4
json-viewer	Dut	0.1.0
gitlens	eam	12.2.2
vscode-html-css	ecm	1.13.1
prettier-vscode	esb	9.8.0
code-runner	for	0.11.8
vscode-graphql	Gra	0.7.4
vscode-graphql-syntax	Gra	1.0.4
todo-tree	Gru	0.0.215
vscode-drawio	hed	1.6.4
rest-client	hum	0.25.1
output-colorizer	IBM	0.1.2
vscode-ansi	ili	1.1.2
latex-workshop	Jam	8.29.0
better-cpp-syntax	jef	1.15.19
vscode-todo-highlight	jgc	2.0.4
vscode-peacock	joh	4.2.1
vsc-python-indent	Kev	1.17.0
unity-code-snippets	kle	1.3.0
restructuredtext	lex	189.1.0
restructuredtext-pack	lex	1.0.1
identical-sublime-monokai-csharp-theme-colorizer	max	1.2.2
git-graph	mhu	1.30.0
prettify-json	moh	0.0.3
theme-monokai-pro-vscode	mon	1.1.21
csharp	ms-	1.25.0
python	ms-	2022.14.0
vscode-pylance	ms-	2022.8.50
jupyter	ms-	2022.8.1002431955
jupyter-keymap	ms-	1.0.0
jupyter-renderers	ms-	1.0.9
cmake-tools	ms-	1.12.26
cpptools	ms-	1.12.4
cpptools-extension-pack	ms-	1.3.0
makefile-tools	ms-	0.6.0
vsliveshare	ms-	1.0.5711
vscode-react-native	msj	1.9.2
autodocstring	njp	0.6.1
material-icon-theme	PKi	4.20.0
excalidraw-editor	pom	3.3.1
vscode-css-peek	pra	4.2.0
webgl-glsl-editor	rac	1.3.1
vscode-yaml	red	1.10.1
LiveServer	rit	5.7.9
code-spell-checker	str	2.7.2
bootstrap4-vscode	the	6.1.0
unity-tools	Tob	1.2.12
simple-rst	tro	1.5.2
cmake	twx	0.0.17
sort-lines	Tyr	1.9.1
vscode-arduino	vsc	0.4.12
quokka-vscode	Wal	1.0.501
JavaScriptSnippets	xab	1.8.0
cursor-align	yo1	1.1.0
json	Zai	2.0.2

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