A large number of frequent errors have appeared in the system logs

Bug #2125269 reported by DuanShaoCheng
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Bug Description

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

The software version is GNOME Shell 46.0

The graphics driver is nvidia-driver-550.163.01

[GNOME Shell] frequently reports the error "Can't update stage views actor... needs an allocation," especially during window operations and when using Sogou Input Method.

On my Ubuntu system, GNOME Shell continuously outputs a large number of "Can't update stage views actor unnamed [MetaWindowActorX11] is on because it needs an allocation" and "... [MetaSurfaceActorX11] ..." error logs. This issue occurs particularly frequently and severely when resizing windows (maximizing or drag-to-scale) or using Sogou Input Method for Chinese input, significantly affecting system stability and user experience.

I have tried uninstalling all extensions and creating a completely new user account for testing, but the problem persists. This indicates that the issue may be related to system-level graphics or memory management configuration, rather than specific user profile corruption.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-shell 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-29.29~24.04.1-generic 6.14.8
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Sep 21 01:00:09 2025
DisplayManager: gdm3
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.shell' b'disabled-extensions' b"['<email address hidden>', '<email address hidden>']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-09-18 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250805.1)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 46.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.10
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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DuanShaoCheng (duan-shao) wrote :
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 2007742, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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