44.0.4.0

[goldensun87]

So, I was hoping the CPU usage problem would be fixed, but it hasn't been fixed yet. This time, I went into the Slimjet Task Manager to find out what is causing the CPU usage. I found a process called "Utility: Passage Embedding Service", which reports 99% CPU usage within Slimjet, but the actual CPU usage on my computer, is actually 10% of my CPU load. I haven't pinpointed what starts this process, but the process does not seem to get killed automatically by Slimjet. I am also not sure if there can be multiple instances of this process, which would spike the actual CPU usage up to 100% if the problematic processes accumulate.

[valnet2024]

I agree. So I set-up this:
chrome:flags -> History Embeddings -> Disabled
and CPU usage is back to normal

[oftentired]

nice

now my slimjet install is skipping along like a kid out having fun, it was a bit sluggish with the embedding on

[paperdaemon]

this version consumes the processor as hell, why?

[flobou5783]

Interesting! Looks like History Embedding is a feature for AI searching/indexing, and has been causing a known issue in Chromium for months already... https://issues.chromium.org/issues/341875172.

Let's see how it goes from now on, disabling this flag manually...

[Tommy Tomada]

I checked an older install (43.0.8.0) and it does not have the history embedding flag, so I guess that it was added in a subsequent update.

Disabled it in my 40.0.4.0 installs and it made a world of difference where my CPU temps have been routinely running in the 70's C with the fan constantly spinning-up - while previously they had been in the 30's-low 40's and fan rarely running before the 40.0.4.0 update was installed.

Having it enabled would've certainly impacted battery duration on those laptops.

[goldensun87]

I've been using the latest version of UGC 129, and the History Embedding was not causing CPU spikes on my rig. Regardless, after learning how to turn it off, I turned it off on UGC as well, to hopefully improve overall performance.