[Bug] Memory usage increases linearly when adding/removing monaco embedded in same-origin iframes in Chrome

[awphi]

Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?

• Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop

Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?

• Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground

Monaco Editor Playground Link

No response

Monaco Editor Playground Code

External repro here: https://github.com/awphi/monaco-chrome-iframe-issue/

Reproduction Steps

• Clone this repo
• pnpm install && pnpm dev (or whatever package manager)
• Open the app in Chrome
• Open the Performance Monitor in DevTools
• Repeatedly press the add/remove iframe button
• Observe memory usage and retained document/document frame count increase

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Actual (Problematic) Behavior

Memory usage increases linearly with number of total iframes created in the page's lifespan.

Expected Behavior

Documents using monaco are not retained after its containing iframe is removed, preventing significant memory retention.

Additional Context

Browser Versions: Version 133.0.6943.142 (Official Build) (arm64), Version 135.0.7039.1 (Official Build) canary-dcheck (arm64)
OS: MacOS 15.3.1 (24D70)

Interestingly, reducing the text length in the model (e.g. change the dummy HTML in the above repro to abc) seems to circumvent this issue.

Also doesn't seem to affect FF 135.0.1 afaict