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Terminal output slow in VSCode Remote over SSH #213304

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@modbw

Type: Performance Issue

When we have a lot of terminal output (e.g. building a library like curl) the terminal lags a lot and even VCode itself hangs or loose its connection to the SSH host. If I redirect output to vscode using someCmd | vscode - no such lag occours.

A lot of time is spent in then in lineFeed @ InputHandler.ts:709:10 and its children
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VS Code version: Code 1.89.1 (dc96b83, 2024-05-07T05:13:33.891Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-107-generic

System Info
Item Value
CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (16 x 3294)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 30.72GB (15.78GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id ac7bbc20-078a-468a-94f6-3bcaa4308dec
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote SSH: build01-xxxxxxxx
OS Linux x64 5.15.0-107-generic
CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core Processor (64 x 2200)
Memory (System) 125.64GB (99.63GB free)
VM 0%
Process Info
CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    0	   135	 18452	code main
    0	   353	 15788	   window
    0	  1131	 18724	window [1] (curl.gsbuild (Working Tree) (curl.gsbuild) - sd (Workspace) [SSH: build01-xxxxxxxx] - Visual Studio Code)
    0	    31	 18800	   crashpad-handler
    0	   872	 19012	   gpu-process
    0	    45	 19060	   utility-network-service
    0	   140	 19960	extensionHost [1]
    0	   111	 19972	shared-process
    0	    82	 19992	fileWatcher [1]
    0	    90	 20764	ptyHost
    0	     8	  3812	     conpty-agent
    0	     5	 20504	     C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c (type "C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-linux-multi-line-command-build01-xxxxxxxx-998210220.sh" | "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe" -T -D 50972 "build01-xxxxxxxx" bash) & exit /b 0
    0	    11	 20124	       "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe"  -T -D 50972 "build01-xxxxxxxx" bash
    0	   303	 23380	   "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --single-argument https://github.com/open62541/open62541.git
    0	   148	  1144	     window
    0	    55	  1204	     window
    0	    54	  1248	     window
    0	   162	  3376	     window
    0	    93	  6960	     window
    0	   102	  7176	     window
    0	    55	 11356	     window
    0	    23	 12240	     utility-process
    0	    86	 14468	     window
    0	    54	 14560	     window
    0	   155	 18280	     window
    0	    54	 18288	     utility-network-service
    0	    10	 18584	     crashpad-handler
    0	    72	 19836	     window
    0	    57	 21148	     window
    0	    31	 22816	     utility-process
    0	   353	 22852	     gpu-process
    0	   101	 23652	     window
    0	    56	 24484	     window
    0	   191	 25344	     window
    0	    30	 25472	     window
    0	    62	 25892	     window
    0	    55	 26412	     window
    0	    65	 26448	     window
    0	    54	 26556	     window
    0	   101	 24972	   utility-process
    0	   111	 25824	window [3] (Issue Reporter)

Remote: SSH: build01-xxxxxxxx
CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    0	     0	1599731	remote agent
    0	     0	1599758	   extension-host
    0	     0	1600918	     /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-1.20.5-linux-x64/bin/cpptools
    0	     0	1600960	     /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685/server/node /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685/server/extensions/json-language-features/server/dist/node/jsonServerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=1599758
    0	     0	1602232	     /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685/server/node /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/extensions/streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-3.0.1/packages/_server/dist/main.cjs --node-ipc --clientProcessId=1599758
    0	     0	1635331	     /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685/server/node /home/xxxxxxxx/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-dc96b837cf6bb4af9cd736aa3af08cf8279f7685/server/extensions/markdown-language-features/server/dist/node/workerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=1599758
    0	     0	1936539	     perl -MPerl::LanguageServer -e Perl::LanguageServer::run -- --port 13603 --log-level 2 --log-file  --version 2.6.2
    0	     0	1599769	   ptyHost
    0	     0	1600986	     /bin/bash --rcfile /home/xxxxxxxx/projects/sd/MCP/Devices/MCPJ/tools/batch/setenv.sh
    0	     0	2081889	     /bin/bash --rcfile /home/xxxxxxxx/projects/sd/MCP/Devices/MCPJ/tools/batch/setenv.sh
    0	     0	2527577	     /bin/bash --rcfile /home/xxxxxxxx/projects/sd/MCP/Devices/MCPJ/tools/batch/setenv.sh
    1	     0	1599780	   fileWatcher
    0	     0	1785119	   /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
    0	     0	1785120	     /usr/bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
Workspace Info

|  Remote: SSH: build01-xxxxxxxx;
Extensions (47)
Extension Author (truncated) Version
vscode-sql-formatter adp 1.4.4
pascal ale 9.8.0
pascal-formatter ale 2.8.1
vscode-innosetup cho 1.9.2
doxdocgen csc 1.4.0
autoit Dam 1.0.12
xml Dot 2.5.1
gitlens eam 15.0.4
vscode-google-translate fun 1.4.13
svn-scm joh 2.17.0
cortex-debug mar 1.12.1
vscode-catch2-test-adapter mat 4.12.0
debug-tracker-vscode mcu 0.0.15
memory-view mcu 0.0.25
peripheral-viewer mcu 1.4.6
rtos-views mcu 0.0.7
mesonbuild mes 1.24.0
git-graph mhu 1.30.0
cmake-tools ms- 1.17.17
cpptools ms- 1.20.5
hexeditor ms- 1.10.0
perl ric 2.6.2
shader sle 1.1.5
code-spell-checker str 3.0.1
code-spell-checker-german str 2.3.2
cmake twx 0.0.17
cfg-language-features weg 1.0.0
srecord xia 0.0.5
Doxygen bbe 1.0.0
systemd-unit-file coo 1.0.6
vscode-systemd-support han 2.2.0
kconfig luv 1.0.3
debug-tracker-vscode mcu 0.0.15
peripheral-viewer mcu 1.4.6
cadsoft-ulp mic 1.0.0
remote-containers ms- 0.362.0
remote-ssh ms- 0.110.1
remote-ssh-edit ms- 0.86.0
remote-wsl ms- 0.88.2
vscode-remote-extensionpack ms- 0.25.0
notepadplusplus-keybindings ms- 1.0.7
remote-explorer ms- 0.4.3
remote-server ms- 1.5.1
devicetree plo 0.1.1
errorlens use 3.17.0
vscode-icons vsc 12.7.0
linkerscript Zix 1.0.4
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