https://discuss.kde.org/t/nvidia-smi-is-called-called-by-kstats-which-keeps-my-gpu-from-suspending/46429
Nvidia-smi is called called by kstats, which keeps my GPU from suspending - Help - KDE Discuss
Apr 22, 2026 - Its possible that kstats just started nvidia-smi for no reason, in my case I think nvidia-smi is being started every boot because I have a widget on my desktop...