microsoft / microsoft/vscode

Performance issues from version 1.133.0 onward

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Description

Type: Performance Issue

I'm experiencing a lot of lag when trying to edit files, scroll through files, etc. I tested a few versions and it appears that this issue began in version 1.133.0, since I experienced much less lag from version 1.132.1.

I've attached some videos to show the difference. You can see the scrolling movement is much smoother in the first video.

Version 1.132.1:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e5fe9a7b-d75c-4950-964d-6f6d6ecbfc13

Version 1.133.0:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/88c2afed-cbd5-43c2-aea9-e7f11aa1ad92

VS Code version: Code 1.133.0 (a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960, 2026-08-11T22:14:08Z)
OS version: Linux x64 7.0.0-31-generic snap
Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon Graphics (16 x 4640)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: disabled_software
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x0000, DEVICE=0x0000
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: disabled_software
multiple_raster_threads: disabled_off
opengl: disabled_off
rasterization: disabled_software
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: disabled_software
video_encode: disabled_software
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: disabled_off
webgpu: disabled_off
webgpu_on_vk_via_gl_interop: disabled_off
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|1, 1, 1|
|Memory (System)|25.65GB (12.77GB free)|
|Process Argv|--no-sandbox --disable-extensions --ozone-platform=x11 --crash-reporter-id dde78031-f768-4daf-85cb-23b7216aa8af|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
|DESKTOP_SESSION|ubuntu|
|XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP|ubuntu:GNOME|
|XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP|ubuntu|
|XDG_SESSION_TYPE|wayland|

Process Info

```
CPU % Mem MB PID Process
0 65125229256 291104 code
0 14472273168 291107 zygote
0 14472273168 291108 zygote
0 173667278017 291219 window [1] (efficiency.py - arknights-tools - Visual Studio Code)
0 21708409752 291138 utility-network-service
4 101305912177 291240 gpu-process
0 43416819504 291255 agent-host
0 72361365840 291498 electron-nodejs (index.js)
1 123014321929 291276 extension-host [1]
0 57889092672 291291 shared-process
0 0 291553 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
0 0 291554 /usr/bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
0 28944546336 291292 file-watcher [1]
0 0 291368 dconf watch /system/proxy/
```

Workspace Info

```
| Window (efficiency.py - arknights-tools - Visual Studio Code)
| Folder (arknights-tools): 5691 files
| File types: py(2464) pyc(2460) pyi(318) so(68) f90(62) csv(30) h(27)
| typed(25) f(25) txt(23) other(189)
| Conf files:;
```

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```

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