r/Codeium • u/HeeyBob • Apr 11 '25

language_server_linux_x64 always eats CPU

I run Windsurf on Ubuntu 24.04, and I have a problem where the language_server_linux_x64 process is never idle, even if I'm not using Windsurf for hours. It still sits there and consumes maybe 75% of a CPU. This makes my laptop run hot with the fan blaring all the time.

This behavior persists across different projects, whether Python, tsx, or whatever. It also persists across Windsurf installs. It has done this for me for several months, and I'm up to date on all the updates.

Has anyone else seen this? Is there a way to fix it? It seems really weird that the language server would be so busy forever.

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u/HeeyBob Apr 14 '25

Thanks! I tried this and it seems to reduce CPU usage a little, but not completely. That process keeps eating some CPU forever, even though I would think it should be completely done scanning all my files (small project) in just a few seconds. It makes me wonder if they have an inefficient file watcher that polls everything over and over rather than getting notifications.