`Go to References` always reparses a lot of files for the same symbol

Environment

• OS and Version: macOS Sequoia 15.2
• VS Code Version: 1.96.2 (Universal)
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.22.11
• If using SSH remote, specify OS of remote machine: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:

I am using VS Code on my macOS to SSH remotely browse Linux Kernel code which I cloned on a Ubuntu Linux machine. When I click Go to References on a symbol, I see a lot of files need to be parsed (like the below) which takes ~10 mins. And next time when I click Go to References on the same symbol again, all those files will be parsed again! So every time it takes ~10 mins to show the references for the same symbol.

Go to Definition doesn't seem to have this problem.

Expected behavior:

I'd expect all the files in the project to be parsed at the very beginning (i.e. when I open the project for the first time) and cache the result somewhere. Reparsing should only be done when there is some code changes.

Configuration and Logs

There is no `c_cpp_properties.json` file in `~/.vscode-server/` on my Ubuntu machine.

Other Extensions

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Additional context

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Start by reproducing repeated Go to References lookups in the remote Linux Kernel workspace and compare them with Go to Definition. Trace which files are reparsed between identical lookups; done means unchanged files are not reparsed and repeated reference searches complete without the reported delay.