Extension causes high cpu load

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools, performance

Research direction

Start by reading the linked VS Code wiki guidance and inspecting the attached ms-vscode.cpptools-unresponsive.cpuprofile.txt profile. Trace the reported high-CPU activity into the cpptools extension sources, then reproduce or validate the behavior on the listed Windows and VS Code versions. Done means the cause is isolated and a verified fix or actionable diagnosis is documented.

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Description

bug Language Service performance
  • Issue Type: Performance
  • Extension Name: cpptools
  • Extension Version: 1.32.2
  • OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
  • VS Code version: 1.99.3

⚠️ Make sure to attach this file from your home-directory:
⚠️file:///C:/Users/%USERNAME%/AppData/Local/Temp/ms-vscode.cpptools-unresponsive.cpuprofile.txt

Find more details here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Explain-extension-causes-high-cpu-load

ms-vscode.cpptools-unresponsive.cpuprofile.txt

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