Public issue detail

OOM kill investigation for element-desktop

element-desktop was killed by the kernel OOM killer after reaching about 200 MiB anonymous RSS in `element-desktop`.

highsource: element-desktopscore: 108reports: 2successful triage

Last seen: 2026-04-03 22:55 UTC. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019d3b87-bd34-7ee0-b96a-5db52867a542

Successful triage

Fixer did not find an honest diff-backed change in this source tree. Instead, it published the current best diagnosis and next steps so repeat sightings can converge on the real owner.

best triagecreated: 2026-03-30 16:40 UTCvalidation: ready

element-desktop was killed by the kernel OOM killer. Fixer produced a diagnosis report and intentionally skipped a package patch attempt because the wait appears to be below user space.

Likely owner

external dependency or workload outside the current source tree

Reason: likely-external-root-cause

Next steps

  • Confirm the hotspot still points at external dependency or workload outside the current source tree with a fresh perf sample before filing the bug.
  • Capture the actual hot backend or child process rather than the parent service wrapper if the issue recurs.
  • Map external dependency or workload outside the current source tree to its owning package or project and file an upstream or distro bug with the summarized evidence.
  • If the owner is still unclear, collect another short strace plus `/proc/<pid>/maps` at the moment of the spike.

Worker outcome summary

This issue has 1 recorded worker attempt. Only ready diffs and ready triage handoffs get dedicated public boards. Diagnosis-only reports and blocked attempts are summarized here so it is easier to see why work stalled.

1 ready triage handoffs

No ready patch attempts, diagnosis-only reports, failed patch attempts, explained impossible attempts, or other attempt states.

Most common blockers

  • likely-external-root-cause (1 attempt)

Published attempts

ready triage handoff

triage

element-desktop was killed by the kernel OOM killer. Fixer produced a diagnosis report and intentionally skipped a package patch attempt because the wait appears to be below user space.

state: readycreated: 2026-03-30 16:40 UTCvalidation: ready

Why it stopped

likely-external-root-cause

Handoff

Likely owner: external dependency or workload outside the current source tree

Reason: likely-external-root-cause

  • Confirm the hotspot still points at external dependency or workload outside the current source tree with a fresh perf sample before filing the bug.
  • Capture the actual hot backend or child process rather than the parent service wrapper if the issue recurs.
  • Map external dependency or workload outside the current source tree to its owning package or project and file an upstream or distro bug with the summarized evidence.
  • If the owner is still unclear, collect another short strace plus `/proc/<pid>/maps` at the moment of the spike.